A. Public Property: The City shall have the authority to manage and regulate the planting, maintenance, protection, removal, and replacement of all public trees within City limits, thus exercising the City's authority to do so granted pursuant to the provisions of Idaho Code section 50-312 - improvement of streets and Idaho Code section 50-317 - removal of snow, ice, rubbish and weeds.
B. Private Property: The City shall only have jurisdiction over trees located on private property which are found to be public nuisances as defined in section 8.60.070 of this chapter and may cut and remove those trees from all private property within the City and the public rights-of-way abutting the same only if the deadline given by the City has expired for private abatement, and the City may assess the cost thereof against the property so cleared, and against the property abutting public rights-of-way so cleared, as provided for in Idaho Code section 50-317. The assessment shall be collected as provided for in Idaho Code section 50-1008.
C. Authority: The City department designated by the Mayor shall perform the duties imposed and exercise the powers granted by this chapter in order to fulfill the purpose and responsibilities of this chapter. (Ord. 792, 2019)