The owner or occupants of any lot, piece or parcel of ground abutting or adjacent to any sidewalk, street, alley or right-of-way over which extend the branches of any tree, shall at all times keep the branches or limbs thereof trimmed to the height of at least 15 feet above the surface of the sidewalk, street, alley or right-of-way. Whenever the limbs or branches of any tree extend over a sidewalk, street or alley contrary to the provisions of this section, the Chief of Police shall give the owner or occupants notice to comply with the requirements of this section by personal service or certified mail. If no person can be found within the city to whom such notice can be given, the Chief of Police shall post a copy of such notice on the premises. Within five days after receipt of such notice, or posting of such notice, if the owner or occupant of the premises so notified, does net submit a written request to the City Clerk for a hearing with the City Council regarding such notice or fails to comply with the notice, the city may have such work done and may levy and assess the costs and expenses of the work upon the premises so benefitted in the same manner as other special taxes for improvements are levied and assessed. The city may also recover such costs and expenses by civil suit.
(Ord. 328, passed 11-13-2001) Penalty, see § 92.999