Section 12.16.250 Penalties.
A. No imprisonment shall be imposed for a violation of
this chapter. The only penalty shall
be a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each separate offense; each day during
which any violation or the provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall occur or
continue shall be a separate offense.
B. Upon conviction, as part of the sentence imposed in
addition to the penalty set forth in
subsection A of this section, any person who removes, damages or destroys a tree or vegetation
located on city-owned property in violation of the provisions of the ordinance codified in this
chapter shall pay a sum of money equal to either the cost of its replacement or the diminishment
in its value. The replacement value of trees and vegetation shall be determined in accordance
with the latest revision of guide to tree and plant appraisal, as published by the International
Society of Arboricultural. (Ord. 195 (part), 2002)
