(a) Tree lawn (devil strip), for purposes of this section is defined as that area between the sidewalk and the curb.
(1) The Park Board is responsible for the planting and maintenance of all trees where it is desirable and practical to grow trees within the tree lawn area.
(2) The ground cover shall be grass. The care and maintenance of the tree lawn shall be the resident’s responsibility.
(3) No other plants or flowers shall be planted in the area designated as the tree lawn.
(b) Right of way, for purposes of this section is defined as the public-owned land between the street and resident’s property where no sidewalk exists.
(1) There shall be no shrubs or plantings made by the resident in the right of way other than ground cover in all curbed areas of the Village, unless such plantings preceded this ordinance.
(2) The appropriate ground cover is grass.
(3) In all uncurbed areas of the Village, all plantings other than grass in the right of way are permitted, unless otherwise prohibited by law, but are subject to replacement by the Village with grass only subsequent to public improvement construction.
(4) The care and maintenance of the public right of way is the responsibility of the resident whose property adjoins the right of way.
(c) The Park Board may vary the above requirements only where it finds that grass cover is inappropriate because of extensive sloping of the land or because the physical characteristics of the neighborhood prevent the propagation of grass.
(Ord. 101-1996. Passed 11-4-96.)