No person shall cause a wire or other conductor charged with electricity to come in contact with any tree, plant or shrub within any public highway or public place in such a manner as to injure or abrade such tree, plant or shrub. The Director of Public Works may order any person to prune or remove any tree, plant or shrub growing within a public highway or public place or, in the alternative, to remove any wire or wires running thereon in violation of this section with 24 hours after written notice to the owner or person in control of such wire or wires. The owner or agent so notified shall be responsible for the protection of the highway, public place, and persons thereon during the progress of tree operations deemed essential under this section.
(Ord. 545, passed 3-6-78) Penalty, see § 99.99