11-3B-3: DUTY OF OWNER/OCCUPANT TO ABATE:
The owner, occupant, or agent of the parcel of land on which exists a diseased, infested, or infected tree as described in section 11-3B-1 of this article, all as determined by the Village Administrator, shall forthwith remove and destroy said tree and shall chip the same or shall cause the same to be removed, destroyed, and ground, milled, chipped, or otherwise disposed of consistent with the provisions of the applicable State or Federal quarantine within ten (10) days of notification to such owner, occupant, or agent that said tree is, in fact, diseased, infected, and/or infested. No chips or other particles resulting from such removal operation shall exceed one inch (1") in any dimension, unless allowed pursuant to the provisions of any applicable State or Federal quarantine. All stumps of such diseased, infected, and/or infested trees shall be removed to a depth of not less than eight inches (8") below the ground surface and then covered with soil of the same depth. No ash material shall be removed from any quarantine zone as imposed from time to time by any State or Federal agency, unless such removal is done consistent with the provisions of the State or Federal quarantine. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this article to the contrary, all removal operations for such diseased, infected and/or infested tree(s) shall fully comply with all applicable State and Federal Statutes and/or regulations as exist from time to time. (Ord. 2018-O-18, 9-4-2018)