The costs of abating any public nuisance as defined in this chapter shall be borne as follows.
(A) The entire cost of any abatement of a public nuisance as herein defined on trees in or upon any public street, alley or city park, including the parking between curb and lot line, not abutting upon property of other governmental subdivisions shall be borne by the city.
(B) The cost of any abatement of a public nuisance as herein defined on property belonging to another governmental subdivision, and upon the parking between curb and lot line abutting upon the property of another governmental subdivision, shall be borne and paid by the owner thereof.
(C) The cost of any abatement of a public nuisance as herein defined on any private property shall be borne by the owner or owners of said property and shall be assessed against said property as herein provided. If any part of a tree constituting a nuisance hereunder shall be located on a property line, the owners of said property on either side of said line shall share equally in the cost of abatement.
(Prior Code, § L-2-15) (Ord. 955, passed - -)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-29-13, 9-32-1 and 21-10-6