The owner of the real property adjoining a boulevard shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of the boulevard and he or she shall keep the trees, shrubs, bushes and plants located thereon trimmed and in a condition so that the same shall not constitute a public nuisance. If it becomes necessary for the town to remove any trees, shrubs, bushes and plants from said boulevard, the costs of such removal shall be assessed against the said adjoining property. Said costs and expenses shall become a lien on said adjoining premises and shall be certified and collected as other taxes or the Town Attorney may begin a civil action in the Town Court in the name of the town and against any owner, occupant or agent of said adjoining premises for the collection of said costs and expenses and the cost of the action.
(Prior Code, § 14.04.060) Penalty, see § 154.99