Upon failure of the owner or person in possession of the premises in connection with which a violation of § 13-166 exists to trim or remove the vegetation thereon within the time indicated by the notice, it shall be the duty of the Sanitation Department to have employees of the city go upon the premises and trim the overhanging vegetation so that it does not obstruct a public way, or if the vegetation cannot be trimmed so that it does not constitute an obstruction, then it shall be the duty of the Sanitation Department to have the vegetation removed in its entirety from the edge of the public way. Neither the city nor any of its employees shall be held responsible for any damage resulting to the premises or the vegetation thereon by reason of the city or its employees entering upon the premises for the purpose of trimming or removing overhanging vegetation pursuant to this section or by reason of the city or its employees actually trimming or removing overhanging vegetation pursuant to this section.
(1989 Code, § 13-169)