(a) No person shall plant, grow or maintain any shade tree or trees or shrubbery which will obstruct the proper distribution of light from street lamps or which will obstruct the view of traffic approaching an intersection by operators of vehicles approaching such intersection from another direction.
(b) Except as otherwise provided for corner lots in the Zoning Ordinance all trees shall be trimmed so as to have a clear height of ten feet above the surface of sidewalks and twelve feet above the surface of the street or roadway, and the branches of all trees in front of and along lots or lands near which street lights are placed shall be trimmed so as not to obstruct the free passage of light from such street lights to the street and sidewalks.
(c) The Director of Public Service shall cause a written notice to be given to property owners ordering them to trim or remove trees and/or shrubbery so that such trees and shrubbery shall conform to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) hereof.
(d) If the property owner fails to trim or remove the trees and/or shrubbery as ordered, the Service Director may cause the trees or shrubbery to be trimmed or removed as ordered, and the cost thereof shall be reported to Council. The costs if not paid by the owner shall be reported to the County Auditor as a lien and shall be collected as other taxes in the manner provided by law.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 31-1987. Passed 6-16-87.)