(a) The owner, agent, tenant or lessee or other person having charge of any lot, place or area within the Village of LaGrange upon which a tree, plant or shrubbery stands, with any part thereof upon or overhanging a public street or sidewalk, shall conform to the regulations herein provided; otherwise, the Municipality shall cause such trees to be trimmed or cut down and removed in accordance with such regulations and assess the cost thereof against the owner of such lot or parcel of land.
(b) The owner, agent, tenant or lessee or other person having charge of any lot, place or area within the Village of LaGrange shall trim or cause to be trimmed such tree, plant or shrubbery so that a clear height of eight feet between the lowest branches of the same and the street or sidewalk is maintained.
(c) The owner, agent, tenant or lessee or other person having charge of any lot, place or area within the Village of LaGrange shall trim or remove, as the case may require, every dead, decayed or diseased or broken tree, plant or shrubbery, or part thereof, so that the same shall not fall to the street or sidewalk.
(d) The owner, agent, tenant or lessee or other person having charge of any lot, place or area within the Village of LaGrange shall cut down and remove any tree, plant or shrubbery, or any part thereof, as may be necessary to provide a clear and unobstructed view of traffic from all directions at any street intersection or to abate any nuisance in order to protect the life, limb or property of persons, drivers of vehicles or pedestrians using the street or sidewalk.
(Ord. 2021-2444. Passed 7-22-21.)