(a) Pruning. The owner of land adjacent to any public street right-of-way shall be required to provide reasonable and routine care of trees and vegetation adjacent to the right-of- way, and shall promptly take action to notify the Administrative Official and remove all dead, diseased or hazardous trees, or broken or decayed limbs which may constitute a threat or danger to the safety of the public. The land owner is not responsible for maintenance to trees on the right-of-ways however, a private tree shall maintain a minimum clearance of fourteen feet above the traveled pavement or curb of a public street or as approved by the Administrative Official and a clearance of eight feet above the surface of a sidewalk. Pruning techniques are outlined in the UFMP.
(b) Tree Topping. Unless otherwise specified within this chapter, it shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to severely cut back branches to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree's canopy to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree.
(Ord. 1787. Passed 6-27-22.)