Section 24-3700. SPECIAL TREE REMOVAL PERMIT

 

3700.1Except as provided in §§ 3700.2 and 3705.1, no person or non-governmental entity shall remove a Special Tree without a Special Tree Removal Permit issued by the Urban Forestry Administration, as provided in the Act.

 

3700.2Where the removal of a Hazardous Tree is necessary to avoid imminent harm or danger to persons or property, a person or non-governmental entity may remove a Hazardous Tree without a Special Tree Removal Permit; provided, the person or non-governmental entity shall submit to the Urban Forestry Administration, within fifteen (15) business days after removal of the Hazardous Tree, a permit application for a Special Tree Removal Permit together with a certification by an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist that the Special Tree was a Hazardous Tree.

 

 

authority

Section 3(b) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-37; D.C. Official Code 8-651.01 et seq.); Mayor's Order 2003-11, dated January 16, 2003; and Mayor's Order 2003-173, dated December 1, 2003.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 546 (January 21, 2005).