(A) Any tree located on private or public property that obstructs a street or sidewalk, or which suffers from a communicable disease or insect infestation, as determined by the Superintendent, which threatens the public welfare or the health of public trees shall be declared a public nuisance.
(B) When such a public nuisance exists, the Superintendent may cause a notice to be delivered to the owner of the property on which the tree is located. The notice shall specify what corrective work is necessary and shall direct the owner to perform corrective work to eliminate the nuisance within a specified time. If the work is not completed within the requisite time, the Superintendent shall cause the tree to be pruned, treated or removed as necessary to eliminate the public nuisance. The Superintendent shall collect all expenses involved in such work from the person responsible for causing the correction to be required.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-9) Penalty, see § 154.99