(A) The owner of any property within the village upon which is located an elm tree or part thereof which is infected with Dutch Elm Tree disease, which hereby constitutes a nuisance, shall cause such elm tree to be immediately cut down and all parts thereof to be destroyed or disposed of in such manner as to preclude the transmission of elm tree disease or the harboring, feeding or breeding of the elm tree beetle.
(B) A dead, dying, diseased or hazardous tree, bush, or landscaping on private property, may be declared a nuisance and its removal forced if it threatens public streets, public property, or the health, safety, or welfare of persons or private property.
('69 Code, § 96.02) (Ord. C-18, passed 2-14-55; Am. Ord. C-138, passed 3-5-59; Am. Ord. C-663, passed 7-10-89; Am. Ord. C-712, passed 7-8-91; Am. Ord. 2011-11, passed 8-8-11; Am. Ord. 2013-02, passed 3-11-13) Penalty, see § 95.99