§ 16-18. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Department means the department of public works of the city.

Director, when used herein, means the director of public works of the city or his representative designated for the purposes of direction, regulation, control, and enforcement of this article.

Park means and includes all public parks having individual names within and without the city and which are owned by the city.

Prohibited species in street right-of-way means any tree of the species of Box Elder (Acer negundo), Silver Maple (Acer succharinum), Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), Tree of Heaven (Ailabthus altissima), White Birch (Betual paperifera), Catalpa (Catalpa species), White Mulberry (Morus alba), Poplar (Populus species including Cottonwood), Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacis), Willow (Salix species), Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila), American Elm (Ulmus americana).

Public places means and includes all other grounds or property owned by the city or under its control or supervision whether owned, leased, or under contract of the city.

Street rights-of-way means all land lying between the so-called property lines on either side of all public streets, roads, boulevards, alleys, or parts thereof.

(Prior Code, § 4.93; Ord. No. 81-01, 2-16-1981)