Any tree not growing in a right-of-way, park, or public ground, but so located as to extend its branches over a street, sidewalk, streetlight, or other public grounds which is, or becomes, a menace or danger to the public safety, or a traffic hazard, shall be trimmed or removed by the owner of the property on which the tree stands and to provide a clear space of ten feet above the surface of public sidewalks and 15 feet above the surface of the street, so as to remove the obstruction from the street, sidewalk, or public grounds and so as to eliminate the traffic hazard and the menace and danger to the public. The Village Forester shall have the right to remove, or trim any tree or shrub on private property when it interferes with the proper spread of light, electrical utility facilities, or any traffic-control device or sign.
(1984 Code, § 1-04-03-009) (Ord. 282, passed 11-18-1997)