(A) City to control tree planting; standards. The city shall have control, and supervision, of planting shrubs and trees upon, or overhanging, all streets or other public property. The city may establish, and enforce, uniform standards relating to the species, and types, of trees to be planted, placement, and the maintenance, and removal, thereof. The standards shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer, and may be revised from time to time by action of the Council upon the recommendation of the Street/Park Superintendent.
(B) Permit to plant or remove trees. It is a misdemeanor for any person to plant, or remove, any tree upon, or overhanging, streets without first procuring from the city a permit in writing to do so.
(C) Duty of property owners to cut grass and weeds, and maintain trees and shrubs. Every owner of property abutting on any street shall cause the grass and weeds to be cut from the line of the property nearest to the street to the center of the street. If the grass or weeds in place attain a height in excess of six inches, it shall be prima facie evidence of a failure to comply with this division (C). Every owner of property abutting on any street shall, subject to the provisions herein requiring a permit therefor, trim, cut, remove, and otherwise maintain all trees and shrubs in unhazardous and healthy condition from the line of the property nearest to the street to the center thereof.
(D) City may order work done. The city may, in cases of failure to comply with this section, perform such work with employees of the city, keeping an accurate account of the cost thereof for each lot, piece, or parcel of land abutting upon such street.
(E) Assessment. If maintenance work described in division (D) above is performed by the city, the Street/Park Superintendent shall forthwith, upon completion thereof, ascertain the cost attributable to each lot, piece, or parcel of abutting land to the City Clerk-Treasurer who shall, at the next regular meeting thereof, present the certificate to the Council, and obtain its approval thereof. When the certificate has been approved, it shall be extended as to the cost therein stated as a special assessment against the abutting land, and the special assessment shall, at the time of certifying taxes to the County Auditor, be certified for collection as other special assessments are certified and collected.
(Prior Code, § 7.05)