PART 14
STREETS AND PUBLIC WORKS

CHAPTER 1
USE AND OBSTRUCTION OF STREETS

SECTION:

14-101: Trees And Shrubbery To Be Trimmed

14-102: Penalty For Violation Of Section 14-101 Of This Chapter

14-103: Unlawful To Injure Trees And Shrubbery

14-104: Unlawful To Obstruct Sidewalks, Parkways, Streets And Alleys With Merchandise

14-105: Unlawful To Unduly Obstruct Sidewalks, Parkways, Streets And Alleys

14-106: Littering

14-106.1: Reward For Information Leading To Littering Arrests

14-107: Unlawful To Play On Sidewalks And In Streets

14-108: Vehicles Not To Be Washed On Street

14-109: Water, Mud From Vehicle Not To Drain Into Street

14-110: Water From Filling Stations And Other Businesses

14-111: Owner Or Occupant Not To Permit Sidewalk Or Sidewalk Area To Become A Hazard

14-112: Street Not To Be Obstructed So As To Interfere With Drainage

14-113: Penalty

14-101: TREES AND SHRUBBERY TO BE TRIMMED:

   A.   The owner or occupant of any premises abutting on any street or alley of this city shall trim all trees and shrubbery growing in the parking, between the sidewalks and the roadway, of any such street, and all trees and shrubbery growing on any part of the premises adjacent to the sidewalks or any street or alley, in such a manner that the boughs or limbs thereof shall not obstruct free and convenient passage and travel along the streets, sidewalks and alleys. Such trees and shrubbery shall be trimmed so that the lowest branches or foliage shall not be lower than fourteen feet (14') above the roadway of a street or alley, nor lower than nine feet (9') above the sidewalk.

   B.   The owner or occupant of any premises located at an intersection shall maintain the shrubbery within fifty feet (50') in each direction from the intersection at a height not to exceed two feet (2').

   C.   The owner or occupant of any premises abutting a public right of way and/or easement shall maintain the public right of way and/or easement in such a manner that the vegetation, brush, grass or weeds do not grow in excess of twelve inches (12") in height, and keep the right of way and/or easement clear of obstacles and permanent structures. (Ord. 684, 4-1-2014)

14-102: PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF SECTION 14-101 OF THIS CHAPTER:

Any owner or occupant who shall fail, refuse or neglect to trim trees and shrubbery as provided in section 14-101 of this chapter, after receiving five (5) days' notice from the head of the department in charge of streets to do so, shall be guilty of an offense against the city. Every day that the said owner or occupant shall fail, refuse or neglect to trim said trees or shrubbery, after the expiration of the five (5) days' notice, shall be a separate offense. (Prior code § 19-2)

14-103: UNLAWFUL TO INJURE TREES AND SHRUBBERY:

It is unlawful for any person to injure any tree or shrubbery on a street or alley in the city; provided that this shall not prohibit the lawful and proper care and removal of such trees and shrubbery. (Prior code § 19-3)