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(a)
Any adjustment of the standards required by this article or an appeal of a decision of the city forester shall be taken to the tree commission. The tree commission upon receipt of such request on forms provided by the city forester, shall have the authority and duty to consider and act upon the request. This application shall clearly and in detail state what adjustments or requirements are being requested, reasons such adjustments are warranted, and shall be accompanied with such supplementary data as is deemed necessary to substantiate the adjustment.
(b)
The commission shall act on the application as expeditiously as possible and shall notify the applicant in writing within five days of the action taken.
(c)
If the applicant remains dissatisfied with the ruling of the tree commission, the applicant may appeal to the municipal court. Notice of the appeal must be filed within ten business days of his or her receipt of the commission's decision. This notice must be in writing and directed to the city forester and the mayor.
(d)
No tree subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be removed or in any way altered during the pendency of an appeal, unless deemed a public hazard by the city forester pursuant to section 14-55(h).
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 14-66; Ch. 442, § VI, 12-18-07; Ch. 877, § I, 6-6-23)