(A) The owner of every lot or parcel of land in the city upon which any trees, shrubs or plants are growing, or upon which any obstruction has been placed, shall remove such trees, shrubs, plants or obstruction, or parts thereof, if they are situated so as to constitute a traffic hazard by obstructing the view of any driver of any vehicle on the streets of the city to the extent that the driver is unable to observe the approach of other vehicles on streets and alleys and at intersections.
(B) (1) The owner of any premises abutting on any street shall trim all trees and shrubbery growing in the parking, between the sidewalk and the roadway of any such street and all trees and shrubbery growing on any part of the premises adjacent to the sidewalk or any street or alley in such a manner that the boughs or limbs thereof shall not obstruct free and convenient passage, sight and travel along the street, sidewalk or alley.
(2) If the premises are occupied by some person other than the owner, then such occupant shall trim the trees and shrubbery in the same manner as hereinbefore required of the owner.
(3) Such trees and shrubbery shall be trimmed so that the lowest branches or foliage shall not be lower than ten feet above the roadway of a street or alley, nor lower than eight feet above the sidewalk.
(C) Any owner or occupant who fails, refuses or neglects to trim trees and shrubbery as provided in this section, after receiving five days’ notice from the City Clerk or his or her designee to do so, is guilty of an offense against the city. In addition to any fine or punishment as an offense, the city may act to abate the nuisance. Every day that the owner or occupant fails, refuses or neglects to trim such trees or shrubbery after the expiration of the five days’ notice shall be a separate offense.
(Prior Code, § 14-103) Penalty, see § 153.99