§ 33.01.07. Penalties.

(A)

Any person found to have removed or to have caused through their actions the removal of a tree in a public place without the consent of the service-safety director as described in Section 33.01.03 shall either replace the tree with one of similar type and size, as determined by the shade tree commission, or be required to plant at the site of the removal or elsewhere, as determined by the shade tree commission and with the agreement of the service safety director, trees equal in diameter at breast height to the one that they removed or caused to be removed, in addition to the penalties provided by the city code, the City of Athens may institute appropriate civil proceedings to enforce compliance.

(B)

Any person violating a provision of this Code shall, in addition to any penalty under subsection (A), be deemed guilty of a minor misdemeanor and fined not more than $100.00 for each violation.

(Ord. No. 0-87-09, § I, 7-20-2009)