(A) Every owner of any tree overhanging any street or right-of-way within the town shall prune the branches so that the branches shall not obstruct the light from any street lamp or obstruct the view of any street intersection, and so that there shall be a clear space of eight feet above the surface of the street or sidewalk. The owners shall remove all dead, diseased or dangerous trees or broken or decayed limbs which constitute a menace to the safety of the public.
(B) The town shall have the right to prune any tree or shrub on private property, following a notice of intent to the property owner in writing, when it interferes with the proper spread of light along the street from a streetlight or interferes with the visibility of any traffic control device or sign.
(C) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit an owner or his or her agent from removing any tree on his or her own property or from trimming limbs from neighboring properties that extend over his or her property line.
(D) Division (C) above shall not apply to the transportation or maintenance of commercial nursery stock or in any case to trees with a caliper of two inches or less as measured at four inches above ground level.
(Prior Code, § 156-7) (Ord. 5-81, passed 12-16-1981; Ord. 07-2009, passed 7-20-2009)