(A) Tree limbs from trees on private property shall be trimmed to a least ten (10) feet above the sidewalk, street, alley, or drainage way. Bushes or shrubs shall be trimmed so as not to overhang the sidewalk, street, alley, or drainage way even after a rain.
(B) It is the responsibility of the property owner to remove trees found to be in violation of this section.
(C) Owners of realty where trees have been planted in the public right-of-way by the city are exempt from the enforcement of this section as it pertains to trees planted by the city in the public right-of-way.
(Am. Ord. 98-1-4, passed 2-11-98; Am. Ord. 2022-02-02, passed 3-9-22)
(‘71 Code, § 92.14) Penalty, see § 97.99
Cross-reference:
Trees, see Ch. 98