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CHAPTER IX
TREES,
PARKS, GARDENS
AND FORESTS
126. Arboriculture. – (1)
The Corporation
shall plant
trees on public
streets and
other public
places within
the City and
take all such
steps as may
be necessary
for the plantation
and protection
of trees on
such streets
and places.
(2) The Corporation may, in the prescribed manner and with
the previous
sanction of
the Government,
frame and
enforce an
arboriculture
plan.
127. Gardens. – (1) The Corporation may, and if so required
by the Government
shall, lay
out and maintain
within the
City such
public gardens
as may be
necessary
for the recreation
and convenience
of the public,
and such public
gardens shall
be maintained
and administered
in such manner
as the by-laws
may provide.
(2) For every public garden, there shall be framed and enforced,
in the prescribed
manner, a
Garden Development
Plan which
shall provide
for the development
and improvement
of the garden.
128. Open spaces. –
The Corporation
may provide
and maintain
within the
City such
open spaces
as may be
necessary
for the convenience
of the public
and such spaces
shall be grassed,
hedged, planted
and equipped
with such
amenities
and in such
manner as
the by-laws
may provide.
129. Forests. –
The Corporation
may, in the
prescribed
manner, frame
and enforce
Forest Plans
providing
for the improvement,
development
and exploitation
of forests
and plant,
maintain and
work forests
in accordance
with such
plans.
130. Nuisances pertaining
to trees and
plantations. – (1) The Corporation may by by-laws determine the pests of
trees and
paints and
provide for
their destruction.
(2) If any land or premises within the City is grown with
rank or noxious
vegetation
or undergrowth,
the Corporation
may by notice
require the
owner or occupier
of such land
or premises
to clear such
vegetation
or undergrowth
within a specified
time, and
if he fails
to do so within
such time,
the Corporation
may have such
vegetation
or undergrowth
cleared and
the cost incurred
thereon by
the Corporation
shall be deemed
to be a tax
levied on
the owner
or occupier
under this
Ordinance.
(3) The Corporation may, in the manner provided in the by-laws,
require the
felling of
any tree which
is dangerous
or the trimming
of the branches
of any tree
which overhang
and are likely
to interfere
with traffic
or are otherwise
inconvenient.
(4) The Corporation may, in the manner provided in the by-laws,
prohibit the
cultivation
of any crop,
which is considered
dangerous
to public
health within
such part
of the City
as may be
specified.
131. Tanks and low-lying
areas. – The
Corporation
may, and if
so required
by the Government
shall, take
such steps
with regard
to the excavation
and re-excavation
of tanks and
the reclamation
of low-lying
areas as it
thinks fit,
or , as the
case may be,
the Government
directs.
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