A. Right To Inspect: The officers, agents, servants, and employees of the city have the authority to enter onto private property whereon there is located a tree, shrub, plant, or plant part that is suspected to be a "public nuisance" as defined in section 8-4-3 of this chapter.
B. Abatement: The following are the prescribed means of abating public nuisances under this chapter:
1. Any public nuisance under this chapter which is located on city owned property shall be pruned, removed, or otherwise treated by the arborist in whatever fashion is required to cause the abatement of the nuisance within a reasonable time after its discovery.
2. Any "public nuisance" defined in section 8-4-3 of this chapter which is located on privately owned property shall be pruned, removed, or otherwise treated by the property owner or his agent in whatever fashion is required to cause the abatement of the nuisance.
3. No property owner shall be found guilty of violating this provision unless and until the following requirements of notice have been satisfied:
a. The arborist shall cause a written notice to be personally served or sent by certified mail to the person to whom was sent the real estate tax bill for the last preceding year.
b. Such notice shall describe the kind of tree, shrub, or the plant or plant part which has been declared to be a public nuisance, its location on the property, and the reason for declaring it a nuisance.
c. Such notice shall describe the premises by legal description or by common description.
d. Such notice shall state the actions that the property owner may undertake to abate the nuisance.
e. Such notice will require the elimination of the nuisance no less than thirty (30) days after the notice is delivered or sent to the person to whom was sent the real estate tax bill for the last preceding year.
f. In the event that the nuisance is not abated by the date specified in the notice, the arborist is authorized to cause the abatement of such nuisance.
4. The arborist is empowered to cause the immediate abatement of any public nuisance; provided, that the nuisance is determined by the arborist to be an immediate threat to any person or property. (Ord., 1-26-1993)