(A) All trees and shrubs within the municipality shall be pruned or removed when such trees or shrubs obstruct the light from any street lamp, obstruct the visibility of any traffic-control device or sign, obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, or obstruct the view of any street or alley intersection. The minimum clearance of any overhanging portion and thereof shall be 12 feet over all streets and eight feet over sidewalks.
(B) The Village Board shall have the power and authority to prune or remove, or order to be pruned or removed, any such trees or shrubs on private property. The Village Board shall notify in writing the owners of such trees or shrubs. Pruning or removal shall be done by said owners at their own expense within 60 days after the date of notification. In the event of failure of owners to comply with said notice, the municipality shall have the authority to prune or remove said trees or shrubs and assess the cost of said pruning or removal to the property owner. If the owner fails to reimburse the municipality after being properly billed, the cost may be assessed against the real estate and the governing body shall have the assessment certified to the County Treasurer and the same shall be collected in the manner provided by law. In the event the property owner is a nonresident of the county in which the property lies, the municipality shall, before levying any special assessment against the property, send a copy of any notice required by law to be published by means of certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the nonresident property owner. The last known address shall be that address listed on the current tax roll at the time such required notice was first published.
(Prior Code, § 6-409) Penalty, see § 93.99