(a) No poplar, box elder, basswood or willow shall be permitted upon any tree lawn. The Mayor is hereby directed to cause all such trees as are now existing to be forthwith removed.
(b) Any poplar, box elder, basswood or willow on any private property in the City in such close proximity to any public place as will permit the roots of the trees to penetrate through or under the surface of any public place is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(c) If the owner of private property neglects or refuses to remove a tree located on such property which tree is a public nuisance, within the time specified by written notice from the Mayor, he shall cause such removal to be done at the expense of the owner. The entire cost and expense of the work involved shall be a lien on the premises and billed and collected as provided for in this chapter.
(1943 R.O., Ch. II, Art. J.; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)