(A) All moving of trees upon any public place in the city made necessary by the moving of a building or structure or any other enterprise shall be done under the supervision and with the written permission of the Superintendent of Parks, Lands and Trees and at the expense of the applicant or person seeking the removal of such tree.
(B) The Superintendent shall keep all trees standing upon any public place in the city trimmed so that the branches of such trees projecting over any public sidewalk or private driveway or into any public street beyond the curb line do not conflict with the public welfare.
(C) The Superintendent shall have the right and duty to trim any tree existing on any public place in the city so as to insure the public safety or to preserve the function or beauty of such public place. He shall further have the right to remove any such tree or any part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or which, by reason of its location or nature, is injurious or detrimental to other public improvements in the city, or is infected with any injury, fungus, or other pest or disease which cannot otherwise be controlled.
(D) The owner of every lot or parcel within the corporate limits 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 in this chapter. Otherwise, the city shall cause such trees to be trimmed or cut down and removed in accordance with these regulations, and assess the cost thereof against the owner of the lot or parcel of land.
(E) The owner shall trim or cause to be trimmed the tree, plant, or shrubbery so that a clear height of nine feet is maintained between the lowest branches and the ground where they overhang a public sidewalk or within 13 feet of the ground where they overhang a public street or highway.
(F) The owner shall trim or remove, as the case may require, every dead, decayed, or broken tree, plant, or shrubbery, or part thereof, so that the same shall not fall to the street or sidewalk.
(G) The owner 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 necessary to protect life, limb, or property of person, drivers of any vehicles, or pedestrians using the street or sidewalk.
(Ord. 14-2007, passed 6-26-07)