(A) (1) The Street Superintendent and/or Electric Superintendent or his or her designee can cause or order to be removed any tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect or other pest, or any street tree, or which, by reason of its nature, is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines or other public improvements.
(2) The Street Superintendent and/or Electric Superintendent will in writing notify the owner of such tree or the adjoining owner of such a street tree. In the event of an emergency as determined by the Street Superintendent and/or Electric Superintendent, the owner shall be given such notice as is reasonable under the circumstances.
(3) If the owner requests removal of a tree, the owner shall be responsible for the expense for dropping the tree and the town shall assume responsibility for removal of the stump and cleanup.
(B) The Street Superintendent and/or Electric Superintendent or his or her designee can cause or order to be pruned limbs or branches of any trees or shrubbery which overhang any town public property and which constitute a menace to the safety of the public, obstruct the light from any street lamp, obstruct motorists’ view of any street intersection or any traffic-control signal or sign or obstruct or endanger passing vehicles and pedestrians.
(C) The Street Superintendent and/or Electric Superintendent or his or her designee will govern the issuance of tree work permits as required by this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 77.05) (Ord. 4-2001, passed 8-27-2001; Ord. 3-2008, passed 5-27-2008)