(a) It shall be the duty of any property owner owning real estate bordering on any public street upon which such private property there may be plant materials, to prune or cause to be pruned such plant materials in such manner that they will not obstruct or shade the street lights, obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, obstruct vision of traffic signs, obstruct view of any street or alley intersections, or generally obstruct vehicular traffic.
(b) Should any property owner, owning real estate property bordering on any public street fail to prune plant materials as herein provided above, the Mayor or his designee shall order such property owner within fifteen days after receipt of written notice to so prune such plant materials.
(1) The order required herein shall be served by mailing a copy of the order to the last known address of the property owner, by certified mail or personal service.
(2) When an owner to whom an order is directed shall fail to comply within the specific time, it shall be lawful for the City to prune such plant materials and the exact cost thereof shall be assessed to the owner as provided by law in the case of special assessments.
(c) The person to whom an order is directed may appeal the order of the Mayor or his designee by notifying the Mayor of such an appeal within the fifteen days after receipt of written notice. The Mayor or his designee will delay enforcement of the order until such time that the appeal may be presented to and decided by the Landscape Advisory Board.
(Ord. 94-10. Passed 4-4-94.)