(a) It shall be the duty of the owner or agent of the owner of any lot or parcel of land fronting on any street, avenue or public ground of the Village to trim or cause to be trimmed, as provided in Section 909.01, all trees standing upon any such lot or parcel of land and having branches extending over the street. Upon failure of any such owner or agent to trim such trees, it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to cause the same to be done.
(b) In the event the owner of real property fails to reimburse the Village for the actual cost of cutting and disposing of trees, shrubs and plants, the Clerk-Treasurer shall certify such costs along with a clerical service fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the Ashtabula County Auditor with a request that said amount be assessed against the subject real property and entered upon the real property’s tax duplicate for collection by the County Auditor. The amount so entered shall be a lien on said property, shall be collected as other real property taxes; and, shall upon collection be returned to the Village of North Kingsville for deposit in the General Fund.
(Ord. 0-14-071. Passed 12-17-14.)