Parkway easement trees may be removed in the city when they meet the removal criteria set forth below:
A. The tree is dead, seriously diseased, or dying.
B. Trees planted near or growing into sewer lines or water lines.
C. Trees growing into power lines which cannot reasonably be trimmed.
D. Where surface roots are causing major disruption of the parkway causing the maintenance of the parkway itself to be different.
E. Where trees have become too large for the width of the parkway, causing major damage to the sidewalks or curbs and gutters, or where root pruning will damage the tree or make it subject to falling over in heavy winds.
F. Where trees are leaning to the point of being unstable in heavy winds.
G. Trees which are blocking any traffic-control device and simple trimming cannot remedy the visibility problem and may subject the city to liability.
H. If tree size, location or type present a hazard to the general public or cause a liability to the city.
('61 Code, § 20.67) (Ord. 943, passed - - )