A. The owner or occupant described in Sections 12.40.110 and 12.40.120 and other property owners fronting any street, sidewalk, parkway, lane, alley, park or other public place shall water, keep, maintain and permit trees, hedges, shrubs or any other growth located thereon in accordance with this Chapter and other ordinances of the City or rules and regulations of the Director of Public Services.
B. Any tree, shrub or palm growing on any parkway or sidewalk which is damaged in violation of Section 12.40.110 or any growth of any tree, shrub, or hedge or other vegetation which is in excess of the height limits set forth in Section 12.40.120, unless otherwise permitted by the Traffic Engineer, is hereby declared a public nuisance, the removal of which is necessary to protect the health and safety of the City's inhabitants. The Director of Development Services may find and declare the same to be a public nuisance, may order abatement thereof in accordance with the procedure set for abatement pursuant to Chapter 8.30, and may assess costs for the abatement pursuant to Chapter 3.68 * of this Code
(Ord. MC-1027, 9-09-98; Ord. MC-783, 5-06-91; Ord. MC-344, 2-22-84; Ord. MC-325, 12-06-83; Ord. 2273, 9-22-59; Ord. 1655, 4-08-41)
Notes
| * | * Ord. MC-1418, 10-05-15 repealed/deleted Ch. 3.68 and stated that any remaining provisions of the San Bernardino Municipal Code that reference it should now be deemed to instead reference Ch. 8.30, which it also amended. |