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(1) This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Urban Forestry Chapter of the Provo City Code.

(2) This Chapter establishes policies, regulations, and standards necessary to ensure that Provo City will continue to realize the benefits provided by its urban forest to better protect the public’s health, safety, and general welfare. The provisions of this Chapter are enacted to:

(a) establish and maintain the maximum and proper amount of tree cover on public and private lands in the City;

(b) maintain public trees n a healthy and non-hazardous condition through prudent arboricultural practices;

(c) establish and maintain appropriate diversity in tree species and age classes to provide a stable and sustainable urban forest; and

(d) perpetuate the many contributions trees make to the financial, social, aesthetic and environmental well being of the City, and its residents and visitors.

(Rep&ReEn 2008-39)