No person, corporation, or other legal entity shall engage in or cause removal or destruction of trees or ground cover from, or grade any undeveloped or partially developed land, public or private in the city without having obtained a land clearing permit. (Ord. 1197 § 56, 2010; Ord. 709 § 1, 1996; Ord. 334 § 4, 1980. Formerly 16.44.040).