(A) Trees and shrubs, growing upon, or near, the lot line, or upon public ground and interfering with the use, or construction of any public improvements shall be deemed an obstruction under this article. Said roots may be removed by the municipality at the expense of the owner of the property upon which the tree is located should the owner fail, or neglect, after notice, to do so. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm or corporation to obstruct, or encumber, by fences, gates, buildings, structures or otherwise, any of the streets, alleys or their rights-of-way. The public ways and property shall be considered to be obstructed when the owner or occupant of the adjacent property shall permit or suffer to remain on any premises owned or controlled by him or her any hedge, shrubbery, bush or similar growth in excess of three feet in height, measured from the curb level or when such growth or tree obstructs the vision of drivers of motor vehicles at street or alley intersections in the city. It shall be the duty of owners and occupants to at all times keep trimmed and pruned all such similar growth. Whenever any such growth is allowed to grow in excess of three feet contrary to the provisions of this article, or contrary to the provisions of § 6-302 of this code of ordinances, the governing body may pass a resolution ordering the owner or occupant to remove such obstructions within three days after having been served with a copy of said resolution by the municipality stating that the municipality will do so and will charge the costs thereof to the owner or occupant as a special assessment for improvements as herein provided, or shall collect the same by civil suit brought in the name of the municipality against the said owner or occupant. It shall be the duty of an owner or occupant engaged in construction of any building or improvement upon or near the public ways and property to have all excavations or exposures of any kind protected and guarded by suitable guards or barricades by day and by warning lights at night. In the event of failure, neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of this article, it shall be the duty of the municipality to stop all work upon said buildings and improvements until suitable guards are erected and kept in the manner aforesaid. Trees and shrubs growing upon the lot line partially on public ground and partially upon the abutting property, or wholly upon the abutting property, but so close to the lot line as to interfere with the making of any public improvement or so that the roots thereof interfere with any utility wires, pipe or any public improvement shall be deemed an obstruction and such trees, shrubs and roots may be removed by the municipality pursuant to the procedure prescribed above. In the event the property owner is a non-resident of the county in which the property lies, the municipality shall, before levying any special assessment against that property, send a copy of any notice required by law to be published by means of certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the non-resident property owner. The last known address shall be that address listed on the current tax rolls at the time such required notice was first published.
(2005 Code, § 8-103)
(B) No person shall erect, maintain or suffer to remain on any street or public sidewalk, or on any portion of the area between the lot line and the curb line of any street, any stand, wagon, display of merchandise or any other obstruction injurious to, inconvenient or inconsistent with the public use of the same; provided that, a reasonable time shall be allowed to remove goods, wares and merchandise being received and shipped. However, the City Council may grant exceptions to this section.
(2005 Code, § 8-104)