A. Overhanging Trees: All shade trees now standing on the streets of this Village or which shall be hereafter set out or planted therein, and all shade and other trees standing upon private property, the branches of which extend over the line of the street, shall be pruned and trimmed so that no branch thereof shall grow or hang over the street or sidewalk less than nine feet (9') above the level of the sidewalk and in case the owner of any such tree or of the property in front of which such tree stands shall fail to trim or prune the same in accordance with the provisions of this Section within twenty four (24) hours after notice so to do from the Director of Public Works, the costs and expenses of such pruning and trimming may be recovered from such owner by action of debt in the name of the Village.
B. Obstructions; Injury To Property: In case any tree standing upon or overhanging any street in said Village shall obscure or prevent any streetlamp from properly lighting such street or from any cause shall injure the sidewalk of such street under or near such tree, the Village shall have the right by notice in writing, to require the owner or occupant of the lot or parcel of land upon or adjacent to which such tree is standing or growing to prune the same in such manner as the necessities of the case may require, and in case such tree is standing or growing upon the street to remove the same if in the judgment of the Village Council such removal is expedient or necessary and if such owner or occupant shall fail or neglect to so prune or remove such tree, in the manner provided in such notice, within five (5) days after service of such notice, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works to so prune or remove such tree, and the expense thereof may be recovered by the Village from such owner or occupant by suit. (Village code §§ 26-1 and 26-2; amd. Ord. O-2-75, 2-22-1975; Ord. O-36-04, 9-13-2004; Ord. O-28-22, 6-27-2022)