(A) (1) It shall be the duty of any person owning or occupying real property to properly maintain any trees located on the property. The maintenance shall include watering, fertilizing, and pruning. No person shall cause or allow a private tree or any part thereof to become a hazard or a nuisance to the general public or to any other person.
(2) Dead trees or trees with dead limbs or decaying trunks that pose a risk of falling on public property or right-of-way or the private property of another person or on any individual person or animal; diseased trees; trees infested by a pestilence which endangers the growth or health of trees or the health of any person or animal; any unsightly tree; or any tree which restricts the visibility of oncoming traffic on any public or private street or drive shall be presumed to be a “hazard” and/or a “nuisance”.
(B) If a person discovers that a tree owned by that person or under that person’s control is in a condition violative of the preceding division, the person shall take whatever action necessary to correct the condition and to remove the hazard and/or nuisance. Any person failing to immediately correct a known condition that violates this chapter shall pay a fine as determined hereby.
(Prior Code, § 93.05)