(A) Tree removal will be the responsibility of the city for park and street trees. The city shall have the right to cause the removal of any dead or diseased private trees on private property within the city. The landowner will be responsible for removing private trees that constitute a hazard to life and property or harbor insects or disease which constitute a potential threat to other nearby trees. The city will notify, in writing or in person, the owners of such trees.
(B) Dead trees shall be removed. Trees will also be removed if they cannot be returned to an acceptable condition after treatment for disease or sustaining storm damage as determined by the city or any of its authorized agents. Trees harboring contagious pests for which there is not established control shall also be removed.
(C) The city or authority acting will make determination of a pest problem. If the pest cannot be determined at the site with reasonable certainty by the city or other authority, sample will be taken for diagnosis to determine the pest.
(D) Confirmed arrangements for removal shall be made within 30 days from date of notification for trees found to be harboring a contagious disease and 30 days for a dead or substantially dead tree from the time declaring the tree a hazard or dead.
(E) Wood from dead, substantially dead, or infected trees may be used as firewood as long as that wood does not harbor a contagious pest or can be treated to prevent harboring contagious pests.
(F) Private landowners may request the city’s removal of a living and healthy street tree from the boulevard immediately neighboring the landowner’s property, but such removal is subject to the city’s permission and all costs associated with the removal will be at the landowner’s expense.
(Prior Code, § 14.3.8) (Ord. 538, passed - -) Penalty, see § 152.99