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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2019-015 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND TITLE 5, CHAPTER 5-2, SECTIONS 5-2-100, 5-2-200, 5-2-215, 5-2-225, AND 5-2- 230 OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STREET TREES SECTION 1. RECITALS WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has over 20,000 street trees that provide many benefits to the City and its residents; and WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro desires to provide an option to residents who may wish to remove a street tree. SECTION 2. ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: That Chapter 5-2, Sections 5-2-100, 5-2-200, 5-2-210, 5-2-215, 5-2-225, and 5-2- 230 of the San Leandro Municipal Code are amended to read as follows: 5-2-100 DEFINITIONS. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section shall govern the construction of this Chapter. (a) DIRECTOR: "Director" shall mean the Public Works Director or designee. (b) PERSON: "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership and to the extent of the City's jurisdiction, public entities. (c) PARKWAY STRIP: "Parkway strip" shall mean that area within the public right- of-way lying between the curb and the sidewalk. (d) STREET TREE: "Street tree" shall mean that plant of arborescent form planted and maintained by the City within the public right-of-way. 5-2-200 PROHIBITIONS. It shall be unlawful, a public nuisance, and an infraction punishable by up to a One Thousand Dollar ($1,000) fine for any person to plant, remove, prune, injure or destroy any street tree, as hereinafter defined, except in conformance with the provisions of this Chapter 5-2-210 REQUESTS FOR REMOVAL, PRUNING. Any person may request the removal, pruning, root pruning, or replacement of a street tree on, or in the right-of-way abutting his or her property. Upon such request, the