(a) Dead, diseased or damaged trees are hereby declared to be a nuisance and no person shall suffer the same to exist or remain on private property. When such nuisance is located on private property, the Director of Service may cause written notice to be served upon the owner of such property. Such notice shall set forth the nature of the nuisance, the Director's estimate of the cost of abating the same if done by the City, a reasonable time determined by the Director within which the owner may abate such nuisance and the statement that unless the nuisance is abated within the stated time it may be abated by the City and the cost of the abatement assessed upon the real estate involved.
Such notice may be served by delivering it personally to the owner, by leaving it at the owner's usual place of business or residence, by mailing it to the owner by registered mail, return receipt requested, or by publishing it once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City.
If the nuisance is not abated within the required time, the Director shall cause its abatement and shall report the cost to Council, which, by proper action, shall cause such costs to be assessed against the property upon which the nuisance was abated. Such assessment shall be in addition to any penalty provided in division (b) of this section.
(Ord. 1959-96. Passed 9-2-59.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 1974-16. Passed 1-16-74.)