Section
13-301 Public tree care
13-302 Diseased trees; determination
13-303 Same; notice served
13-304 Same; failure of owner; duty of city
13-305 Same; prevent spread of disease
13-306 Dangerous, dead or diseased trees on private property
13-307 Trees on public property; cost borne by city
13-308 Costs on tax rolls
13-309 Injuring trees and shrubs
13-310 Fire hydrants, plantings adjacent to
The city shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain and remove trees, plants and shrubs within the lines of all streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares and public grounds as may be necessary to ensure safety when servicing city utilities or to preserve the symmetry and beauty of public grounds. The city may remove or cause or order to be removed, any tree or part thereof that is in an unsafe condition or, by reason of its nature, is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines or other public improvements, or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect or other pest.
Whenever any competent city authority or competent state or federal authority shall file with the governing body a statement in writing based upon a laboratory test or other supporting evidence that trees or tree materials or shrubs located upon private property within the city are infected or infested with or harbor any tree or plant disease or insect or larvae, the uncontrolled presence of which may constitute a hazard to or result in the damage or extinction of other trees or shrubs in the community, describing the same and where located, the governing body shall direct the City Clerk to forthwith issue notice requiring the owner or agent of the owner of the premises to treat or to remove any such designated tree, tree material or shrub within a time specified in the notice.
Notice shall be served by a police officer by delivering a copy thereof to the owner and the person in possession of such property, or if the same be unoccupied or the owner a nonresident of the city, then the City Clerk shall notify the owner by mailing a notice by certified mail to his or her last known address.
Loading...