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• • (b) During the erection, repair, alteration or removal of any buildings or structure, it shall be unlawful for the person in charge of such erection, repair, alteration or removal to leave any tree in or upon any street in the vicinity of such building or.structure with- out a good and sufficient, guard or protector as shall prevent injury to such tree arising out of or by reason of such erection, repair, alter- ation or removal. • 20.40.120 Gifts and funding - Liabilities and responsibility for costs. (a) The city may accept gifts which are specifically'designated for the purpose of planting or maintaining street trees.within said city. (b) Funds raised by a local improvement district as provided in Section 9 -703 of the charter of the city shall be expended by the • superintendent or under his direction and supervision for the.planting and maintenance of street trees. (c) The superintendent may direct any adjacentproperty owner to plant, trim, prune, treat or maintain or remove'street trees adjacent to this property or after notice to said property owner, the superintend- ent may perform the work necessary or have the same performed and assess said adjacent property for the cost. Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to impose any liability upon any member of the city council or the city, or any of its officers or employees :nor to relieve the owner or occupant of any private property from the duty to keep his private property, sidewalks, planting strip and street trees in front of such private property in a safe condition so as not to•be hazardous to public travel nor to relieve said property owner of the.obligation to pay the cost of planting,. removal and replant- ing of street trees in the planting strip adjacent to the of said property owner, or to relieve said :property owner of liability to persons injured or otherwise damaged by reason of the property owners failure to keep his private property, "sidewalks, planting strips and trees in front of such private property in a safe condition so as not to be hazardous to public travel, as required. by Titles 16, 17 and 20 of the code of ! the city of Portland. Furthermore, said adjacent property owner shall be'liable to the city of Portland for any judgement or expense incurred or paid by the city by reason of said property owner's failure to satisfy the obligations imposed by Titles 16, 17�and 20 of the • code of the city of Portland. • 20.40.130 Historic trees. The superintendent shall as soon as possible after passage of this chapter and from time to time thereafter prepare or cause to be prepared a list of trees within the city which because of their age, type or historic association are. of special note. Such trees, upon approval of the city council, will be designated "Historic Trees ". Upon a tree being designated as a historic tree, a plaque so designat- ing shall be placed upon or near said tree. It the obligation of the bureau of parks to maintain it, and if such tree is upon private property, the superintendent shall notify the owner of such tree that it has been designated as a historic tree and may thereafter be maintained by the bureau of parks upon consent of the property owner. A historic tree may not be removed without a public hearing at least 30 days prior to the . proposed date of removal. This chapter is intended to give, and does hereby give full and complete authority to the superintendent over any and all historic trees in the city. •