§ 92.036 OVERHANGING TREE LIMBS AND BUSHES.

   (A)   The limbs of trees or bushes hanging less than 12 feet in height above the driving surface of all streets within the city limits shall be declared a public nuisance and shall be removed as stated in §§ 92.052 and/or 92.053.

   (B)   Due to public safety concerns, the full width of sidewalks shall be kept clear of all vegetation between the walking surface and eight feet above the walking surface.

   (C)   All limbs of trees or bushes which are hanging less than eight feet in height above the walking surface of all sidewalks within the city shall be declared a public nuisance and shall be removed as stated in §§ 92.052 and/or 92.053.

   (D)   The Police Chief may declare all trees or bushes which cause or may in the future cause a traffic or visibility problem a public nuisance; in addition, the Police Chief may, because of public safety, order said vegetation removed immediately.

   (E)   It shall be the duty of all landowners to keep all overhanging trees and bushes herein described cut down and removed on all lots owned or occupied by them, and to the middle of the street abutting the land owned or occupied by them.

(Ord. 1.90A, passed 5-15-2014)