(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to plant, grow, or maintain any shade tree or trees or shrubbery which will obstruct the proper distribution of light from street lamps or which will obstruct the view of traffic approaching an intersection by operators of vehicles approaching the intersection from another direction.
(B) All trees shall be trimmed so as to have a clear height of ten feet above the surface of sidewalks and 12 feet above the surface of the street or roadway, and the branches of all trees in front of and along lots or lands near which street lights are placed shall be trimmed so as not to obstruct the free passage of light from said street lights to the street and sidewalk.
(C) The Council shall cause a written notice to be given to property owners ordering them to trim or remove trees and/or shrubbery so that the trees and shrubbery shall conform to the provisions of divisions (A) and (B).
(D) If the property owner fails to trim or remove the trees and/or shrubbery as ordered, the Council may cause the trees or shrubbery to be trimmed or removed as ordered, and the cost thereof shall be a lien upon such real estate.
Penalty, see § 95.99
Statutory reference:
Power of municipality to regulate shade trees, R.C. § 715.20