A. Trimming Required:
1. The owner of any premises abutting on any street of the city shall trim all trees and shrubbery, growing in the parking, between the sidewalk 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 manner that the boughs or limbs thereof shall not obstruct free and convenient passage and travel along the streets, sidewalks and alleys.
2. When such premises are occupied by some person other than the owner, such occupant shall trim the trees and shrubbery in the manner as hereinbefore required of the owner.
3. Such trees and shrubbery shall be trimmed so that the lowest branches or foliage shall not be lower than the ten feet (10') above the roadway of a street or alley, nor lower than eight feet (8')above the sidewalk. (1985 Code ch. 19 § 1-1)
B. Violation: Any owner or occupant who fails, refuses, or neglects to trim trees and shrubbery as provided in subsection A of this section, after receiving ten (10) days' notice from the mayor or street department superintendent to do so, is guilty of an offense against the city. Every day that the owner or occupant fails, refuses, or neglects to trim such trees or shrubbery, after the expiration of the ten (10) days' notice, shall be a separate offense. (1985 Code ch. 19 § 1-2; amd. 2016 Code)
C. Injuring Unlawful: 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. (1985 Code ch. 19 § 1-3)