Every owner of any tree located on private property which overhangs any street or right-of-way within the City shall prune the branches thereof so that such branches shall not obstruct the light from any streetlamp or obstruct the view of any street intersection and so that there shall be a clear space of at least eight feet (8') above the surface level of the street pavement and sidewalk. The owner of such tree shall remove all dead, diseased or dangerous trees or broken or decayed limbs which overhand any street right-of-way or other public property. When the owner fails to do so, the City shall have the right to prune any trees or shrubs on private property when such tree or shrub interferes with the proper spread of light along the street from a streetlight or interferes with visibility of any traffic control device or sign, and the owner shall immediately reimburse the City for the expense of such work.
(1987 Code § 24-18)