The owner of any lot or parcel of ground within the city bordering on any residence, side street, or public way, excluding business districts, shall be required and are ordered to plant, maintain, and protect shade trees and lawns in and along the parkway, sidewalks, streets, and public ways under the direction, control, and management of the Board of Park Commissioners of the city or the City Horticulturist, and according to the plans, details, and specifications of the City Engineer, as shall have been approved by the Board of Parks and Recreation, and adopted and filed in the office of the Board of Public Works of the city; and the expense of the improvements, if and when so ordered by ordinance of the city, shall be a lien on the lots and parcels or ground and shall be collected in the same manner as assessments for the improvement of streets, as provided in I.C. 36-1-6-2.
(Prior Code, § 99.04) Penalty, see § 10.999