(a)           Any property owner, firm or corporation, including a contractor of the property owner, who violates any provision of this chapter may be subject to one or more of the following:

                (1)           Prosecution for an infraction or misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.04.025.

                (2)           Daily accrual of civil fines associated with the issuance of an administrative citation pursuant to Chapter 1.15.

                (3)           Withholding of the issuance of final building permits for a pending project until the approved tree removal permit conditions are successfully implemented.

                (4)           Assessment of city costs associated with compliance to the tree removal permit through a nuisance abatement act or similar proceeding.

                (5)           Penalties as prescribed in Chapter 1.18.

                (b)           In addition to the provisions of subsection (a), any person committing a violation either knowingly or with intent to remove a tree without a permit may also be subject to an administrative penalty as set forth below. The penalty for removal of permit Category I heritage trees shall be double the penalty for permit Category II and III trees.

Note:

Each tree removed without a permit or in violation of a permit shall constitute an offense and a separate fine may be assessed. DBH means diameter at breast height. DBH shall be measured as diameter at breast height, 4′6″ above the adjacent grade. DBH of multi-trunk trees shall be calculated as the total DBH of all trunks greater than 6″.

                (c)           Any property owner, firm or corporation, including a contractor of the property owner, who violates any provision of this chapter may be subject to other administrative, civil or criminal remedies to the maximum extent permitted by law that may be available to the city. (Ord. 1630 § 1, 2018).