Athens City Code
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ContentsCHAPTER 22-I CITY TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION IN GENERAL
CHAPTER 22-I CITY TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION IN GENERAL
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22-1 Definitions
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The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Park trees means trees, shrubs, bushes and all other woody vegetation in public parks having individual names, and all areas owned by the city, or to which the public has free access as a park.
Parkway means that part of a street or highway not covered by sidewalk or other paving, lying between the property line and that portion of the street or highway usually reserved for vehicular traffic.
Street trees means trees, shrubs, bushes, and all other woody vegetation on land lying between property lines on either side of all streets, avenues, or ways within the city.
(Code 1972, § 12-601; Code 1995, § 20-501)