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AN ORDINANCE CREATING EXCEPTION TO TREE SERVICE LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR CITY PROJECTS BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF ORDINARY LICENSEES, AMENDING ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 35-27.1 of the Duluth City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 35-27.1. Tree service contractor's licensing.
(a) Except as provided for in Section 35-27.2 below, nNo person shall engage in the business of maintaining, removing or treating trees, including stump removal, within the city unless such person shall have applied for and received a tree service contractor's license under this Section. The fee for such license shall be established pursuant to Section 31-6 of this Code;
(b) Applications for a tree service contractor's license shall be made on forms provided by the city clerk. The application for a tree service contractor's license shall include at least the following:
(1) Name, business address and telephone number of applicant or applicants;
(2) Name, address and telephone number of the principal or principals of applicant, if different from subparagraph (1) above;
(3) Proof that applicant is currently registered with the Minnesota State Commissioner of Agriculture in accordance with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 18G.07;
(4) Proof that the applicant is a member of the International Society of Arboriculture or the Tree Care Industry Association;
(5) Proof that the applicant is insured by a company or companies licensed to do business in the state of Minnesota of the types and in at least the amounts set forth below, which policies of insurance shall be subject to approval by the city attorney:
(A) Public liability insurance in the amount of $1,500,000 for injury to or death of one or more persons or damage to or destruction of property;
(B) Automobile liability insurance in the amount of $1,500,000 for injury to or death of one or mor...
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