Any tree or shrub which overhangs any sidewalks, street or other public place in the city in such a way as to impede or interfere with traffic or travel on such public place or which obstructs any street lamp or constitutes a public hazard, shall be trimmed by the owner of the abutting premises on which such tree or shrub grows so that the obstruction shall cease. Any limb or tree which has become likely to fall on, or across any public way or place shall be removed by the owner of the premises on which such tree grows or stands. If after written notice such owner fails to remove the tree or obstruction, then the city may do it and any extraordinary costs, such as the removal of the tree, shall be borne by the property owners, and such cost shall be a lien upon the lots, and may be enforced, or the amount recovered against the owner by a suit before the District Court, as provided by the laws of the state.
(Prior Code, § 12.06.040) (Ord. 531, passed --; Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980)