(A) It shall be unlawful as a normal practice for any person to top any street tree, park tree, or other tree on public property. Severe pruning is defined as the severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree's crown to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy or disfigure the tree. Trees severely damaged by storms or other causes, or certain trees under utility wires or other obstructions where other pruning practices are impractical may be exempted from this division at the determination of the Village Tree Board.
(B) Every owner of any tree overhanging any street right-of-way within the village shall prune the branches so that such branches shall not obstruct the light from any street lamp or obstruct the view of any street intersection and so that there shall be a clear space of eight feet above the surface of the street or sidewalk. Said owners shall remove all dead, diseased, or dangerous trees, or broken or decayed limbs which constitute a menace to the safety of the public. The village shall have the right to prune any tree or shrub on private property when it interferes with the proper spread of light along the street from a street light or interferes with visibility of any traffic-control device or sign, or interferes with vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(Ord. 86-19, passed - -86) Penalty, see § 98.99