(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to 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) All trees shall be trimmed so as to have a clear height of 10 feet above the surface of sidewalks and 12 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 sidewalk.
(C) The Legislative Authority shall cause a written notice to be given to property owners ordering them to trim or remove trees and shrubbery so that the trees and shrubbery conform to divisions (A) and (B).
(D) If the property owner fails to trim or remove the trees and shrubbery as ordered, the Legislative Authority may cause the trees and shrubbery to be trimmed or removed as ordered, and the cost thereof shall be a lien upon such real estate.
Statutory reference:
Power to regulate shade trees, see R.C. § 715.20