(a) Any tree growing on public property or a street right-of- way shall be kept trimmed by the abutting property owner so as to allow a minimum of eight (8) feet of clearance where it overhangs a sidewalk, sidepath or bikeway and twelve (12) feet where it overhangs a street.
(b) Any tree growing on private property which overhangs a public street, sidewalk, sidepath or bikeway shall be kept trimmed by the property owner so as to allow a minimum of eight (8) feet of clearance where it overhangs a sidewalk, sidepath or bikeway and twelve (12) feet where it overhangs a street.
(c) It shall be the duty of any property owner owning or occupying property bordering
on right-of-way upon which property there may be trees or shrubs, to prune or cause to be pruned, such tree or shrub in a manner that they will not obstruct street lights, street signs, or obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic on sidewalks or streets.
(d) It shall be the duty of any person owning or occupying property bordering on right-of-way upon which there are any trees or shrubs which are designated by the Village as dead, dying, diseased, or hazardous or deemed a menace to the health, safety, and welfare, to remove or cause to be removed said tree(s) and/or shrub(s).
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2020-06. Passed 9-28-20.)