City won't let us replace our parkway tree (vent)

[FINFAN]

No, have never lived in an area that was THAT strict!

What is the fine for chopping it down? Are you willing to incur a penalty to solve the issue? That would be my choice of action IF I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted it down NOW! Also who would you hire? A company would need a permit, from the city to chop it down.

Can you hire a lawyer and pursue it that way? Can you donate money to someone "in government"? It seems as if that is how you get things done faster.

Honey Locusts are pretty tough trees and it will just get bigger. Impossible to poison without damaging the surrounding area and then it would be evident you did it. An arborist or me (LOL) would be able to figure that out in a NY minute.

Roundup is for VEGETATION above ground NOT BELOW for roots. (Horticulturist here.) Will do nothing but kill your grass. A root killer is called a drench. However you will be poisoning your soil, making a toxic "hot spot".

Good LUCK!

while I am frustrated as all get out, not willing to risk damaging any other property than our own cutting the still growing behemoth down. I also live in an area that would take absolute delight in calling in to any/all authorities in seeing their neighbor's break the law. The thing is over 60 feet tall and no tree service will do it, so far.The only loop hole we found is that we did not give approval for this type of tree (city site says owner approves tree) but our builder may have. That was 25 years ago...so will have to find paperwork, if any that shows we signed anything that had the tree selection in it.

 

[AppleDumpling]

Not in my America...lol.

I would assume a "Parkway" is city/county property.

LOL, so I guess you don’t get the joke, “Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?”

Clearly it’s a regional term used differently in different parts of the US. Here in the New York metro area, a parkway is indeed a major highway, no traffic lights, just numbered exits. And often, the roadside area and center median is “parklike” with woods or grassy areas, sometimes with bushes and wildflowers, etc. (I think that’s where the “park” part comes from, nothing to do with driving.) We also have expressways (but no freeways).

The main difference here between a parkway and an expressway is that commercial traffic is not allowed on parkways, only cars. There are signs at the entrance saying “No trucks”, but every once in a while, a tractor trailer (aka semi) with an out of state driver (who obviously is not familiar with parkways!) will get on and hit one of the low overpasses and crash.

 

[RangerPooh]

Our city fights the removal of trees. The tree could be half dead and they won;t permit it to be removed. Apparently my neighbor across the street has been battling this for the last two years. There's a huge tree in his side yard that while it's still alive, the roots are apparently encroaching upon buried pipes and poses a threat should it fall. There's more to their battle that I don;t know, but last week a large yellow X appeared on it. We have a tree in our front yard that is almost dead, very little foliage last year and practically no blooms this spring. Dead limbs have come off in storms, landing on our roof. What we are waiting for is it to fall through one of the kids windows or roof. But the city won't grant permission for it to be removed. The visibly dead one in our backyard that threatens to bring down our neighbors fence is still waiting for approval.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

while I am frustrated as all get out, not willing to risk damaging any other property than our own cutting the still growing behemoth down. I also live in an area that would take absolute delight in calling in to any/all authorities in seeing their neighbor's break the law. The thing is over 60 feet tall and no tree service will do it, so far.The only loop hole we found is that we did not give approval for this type of tree (city site says owner approves tree) but our builder may have. That was 25 years ago...so will have to find paperwork, if any that shows we signed anything that had the tree selection in it.

It was a shot in the dark, lol.

 

[cabanafrau]

We don't have any trees in that area. Here in central Kentucky people call it an easement. Where I grew up in Michigan, it was called a treelawn.

Well gee thanks guys. I now have to divide my book into 50 chapters. So much extra work

You're going to need more than 50 chapters. Lifelong Michigander who has never heard the term treelawn. I've asked a couple people here who've dealt with various legal cases involving property line disputes, tree issues, etc. & no one has ever heard the term treelawn. Easements or boulevards are the terms recognized around here.

 

[Liberty Belle]

You're going to need more than 50 chapters. Lifelong Michigander who has never heard the term treelawn. I've asked a couple people here who've dealt with various legal cases involving property line disputes, tree issues, etc. & no one has ever heard the term treelawn. Easements or boulevards are the terms recognized around here.

Interesting. I grew up in South West Michigan. It seems we have a lot of stuff and jargon there that didn't make it into other parts of Michigan.

 

[cabanafrau]

Interesting. I grew up in South West Michigan. It seems we have a lot of stuff and jargon there that didn't make it into other parts of Michigan.

Metro Detroit here. Every single person I asked had never heard the term, including those who deal with property issues in legal cases that I initially thought to ask about it. So strange that so very close in the same state that we are completely clueless to the other side.

 

[msjprincess]

LOL, so I guess you don’t get the joke, “Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?”

Clearly it’s a regional term used differently in different parts of the US. Here in the New York metro area, a parkway is indeed a major highway, no traffic lights, just numbered exits. And often, the roadside area and center median is “parklike” with woods or grassy areas, sometimes with bushes and wildflowers, etc. (I think that’s where the “park” part comes from, nothing to do with driving.) We also have expressways (but no freeways).

The main difference here between a parkway and an expressway is that commercial traffic is not allowed on parkways, only cars. There are signs at the entrance saying “No trucks”, but every once in a while, a tractor trailer (aka semi) with an out of state driver (who obviously is not familiar with parkways!) will get on and hit one of the low overpasses and crash.

You must be psychic http://abc7ny.com/top-of-bus-sheared-off-dozens-hurt-on-long-island/3318458/

 

[msjprincess]

I'm in NY, I call it an easement or the little strip of grass between the sidewalk and curb. I was confused when I read the thread title. To me a parkway is a highway.

 

[AppleDumpling]

You must be psychic http://abc7ny.com/top-of-bus-sheared-off-dozens-hurt-on-long-island/3318458/

OMG, I know!
It’s usually a tractor trailer. Sadly, this time it was a bus full of high school students.

 

[AquamarineSteph]

We have no sidewalks on this side of town, so I have learned something new here. Thanks!