The director shall have the authority to regulate and control nuisance trees and other woody plants upon private property only when an action is demonstrably necessary for public safety or to prevent the spread of disease or insects to public trees and places.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 11.902; 1992 Code, § 42-35) (Ord. 11-77, passed 2-14-1977; Ord. 94-08, passed 7-21-2008; Ord. 37-12, passed 6-12-2012)