A. The owners of property in front of which or contiguous to which there has been laid cement sidewalks and curbings shall fill or level off the space between the outer edge of the sidewalk and the inner edge of the curb wherever and whenever it may be necessary to so do, so as to make the same correspond with the level of the sidewalk and the top of the curbing. The material to be used in such filling shall be productive and fertile soil, the surface of the fill to be leveled and uniform in appearance.
B. Flowers, shrubs, grass and trees may be planted in the parking strips; provided, that trees and high shrubs shall not be planted at the corners of street intersections and that all trees shall be planted on a line indicated by the city engineer.
C. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this section or violating any of the provisions of the same shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (Prior code § 9-1-23)