The city shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain, and remove trees, plants, and shrubs within the lines of all streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares, and public grounds, as may be necessary to ensure public safety or to preserve or enhance the symmetry and beauty of such public grounds guided by the standards found within the “Tree Owner's Manual for North Eastern and Midwestern United States,” published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forestry Service, November, 2008. The city may remove, or cause or order to be removed, any tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition or which by reason of its nature is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines, or other public improvements, or is affected with any injurious fungus, insect, or other pest.
(Ord. passed 11-14-2019; Ord. passed 2-8-2024)