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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Relating to Tree Care (Passed on First Reading Only) 7= ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXAMINATION AND LICENH SING OF THOSE OFFERING THEIR SERVICES IN THE PLANTING, TRIMMING, REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBS. Be it ordained by the City Council of Ames , Iowa: SECTION 1 Short Title. This ordinance shall be known as the "tree surgeon" ordinance. SECTION 2: Tree Surgeons Defined„ The words "tree surgeon as used herein shall mean any person, firm or corporation, who, for a valuable consideration, cuts or trims any tree or limbs or branches of any tree, or who offers services in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of any tree, SECTION 3 : Annual License„ Every tree surgeon shall annually, before engaging in any service designated in this ordinance, obtain a license from the City Clerk and shall pay an annual license fee of $5.00, The application for the license shall give inform- ation testing the applicantts qualifications for this license and the nature of the equipment available,, If the information on the application discloses a doubt as to the qualifications or equipment, the Clerk shall refer the application to the City Manager for study and report, SECTION : Insurance Required. Before any such license shall be issued, the applicant shall obtain and file with the City Clerk a public liability insurance policy, insuring against any loss that the City of Ames, or any person may sustain arising out of or in connection with such services performed by such tree surgeon. Such insurance coverage shall include not less than 82,000.00 property damage, $10,000.00 for a single personal injury or death, and with limits of not less than 825000x00 for multiple injuries or death* This coverage shall be in addition to auto- mobile public liability insurance for any car or truck operated by the licensee in his business. Such policy shall obtain a provision that it may not be cancelled except after 30 days notice to the City Clerk„ SECTION 5: Penalties. Anyone violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars, or con- fined in jail for a term not exceeding thirty days„ SECTION 6; Repeal All ordinances or parts of order inances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, SECTION 7 : This ordinance shall be in full force and of ect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law, Passed this day of , N57 e Mayor City Clerk July 2, 1957 Moved by Armstrong and seconded by Smith that Ordinance No. 873 be passed on its first reading. Voting Aye: Armstrong, Judge, Smith, De Hart and Bolton Voting Nay: None Absent: Schilletter Mayor Lawlor declared .Ordinance No. 873 passed on its first reading only. 44,