(a) Every person owning, occupying, or in control of property shall, at the person’s own expense, remove any dead, diseased, or damaged tree from the parkway abutting the property owned, occupied, or controlled by the person.
(b) The park department may remove a dead, diseased, or damaged tree from a parkway at the request of the owner, occupant, or person in control of the abutting property or upon failure of the owner, occupant, or person in control of the abutting property to remove the tree after being issued notice of removal by the park department. The fee for removal of a dead, diseased, or damaged tree from a parkway is $75.
(c) For purposes of this section, parkway means the area along a public street between the curb and the sidewalk. (Ord. 20736)