(a) The City shall have the right to cause the removal of any dead or diseased trees on private property within the City, when such trees constitute a hazard to life and property, or harbor insects or disease which constitute a potential threat to other trees within the City. If the property owner fails to adequately correct said hazardous condition within sixty days after written notice to do so.
(b) The Public Service Director/City Forester will notify in writing the owners of such trees, and removal shall be done by said owners at their own expense within sixty days after the date of service of notice. In the event the owners fail to comply with such provisions, the City may remove such trees and charge the cost of removal to the owners by certifying said charges to the County Auditor for placement upon the tax duplicate for that real estate parcel.
(Ord. 1-1998. Passed 1-12-98.)