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It shall be the duty of the City Administrator to remove, or cause to be removed, all trees, shrubs or other plants, or parts thereof, if the whole or any part thereof is upon the public streets, parks or public places within the City, when such removal shall be beneficial to the public health, safety, traffic safety or for public improvements, or where such trees, shrubs or other plants constitute a public nuisance, or are dead or diseased, or detrimental to the growth of adjacent trees, shrubs and other plants now planted, or to be planted, in any public street, park or public place.
(Ord. 2158. Passed 12-27-63.)
No property owner shall maintain, or permit to stand upon his property, any dead tree, shrub or other plant, any dead part of a tree, shrub or other plant, any diseased or damaged tree, shrub or other plant, or any live tree, shrub or other plant, or part thereof, which is deemed by the City Administrator to be a menace to the public peace, health or safety, or which may result in the spread or breeding of disease to other trees, shrubs or other plants.
(Ord. 2158. Passed 12-27-63.)
No property owner shall permit to stand upon his property any tree, shrub or other plant or part thereof, which is deemed by the City Administrator to be hazardous or a menace to the safe movement or control of vehicular traffic upon the streets due to the obstruction by such tree or shrub or other plant, or parts thereof, to the view of any street light, traffic control device, traffic control signal or any public street intersection.
(Ord. 2158. Passed 12-27-63.)
(a) Whenever the City Administrator has knowledge of hazard or menace to the safe movement or control of traffic by reason of the obstruction of the view of any street light, traffic control device, traffic control signal or of any public street intersection, by any tree, shrub or other plant, or parts thereof, planted on private property, he shall have the authority and it shall be his duty forthwith to notify in writing the owner, agent or person having charge or control of the property, or, in lieu thereof, the person in possession, requiring such trimming, changes, transplanting or removal to be made as may be deemed by him to be necessary to correct the condition which he describes. He shall set a time within which such condition shall be corrected, which shall not be less than twenty-four hours from the time of notice.
(b) Whenever the City Administrator is unable to find the owner of such property, or the agent or person in charge or control thereof, or any person in possession of the premises, upon which such notice may be served, he shall address, stamp and mail such notice by certified mail, return receipt requested to such person at the last known address.
(Ord. 10-16. Passed 4-19-10.)
The owner of any tree or shrub or other plant, or part thereof, which is deemed by the City Administrator to be hazardous or a menace to the safe movement or control of traffic by reason of the obstruction thereby of the view of any street light, traffic control device, traffic control signal, or any public street intersection, shall,, at his own expense, upon notice from the City Administrator remove such obstruction of such tree or shrub or other plant, or part thereof, by trimming, transplanting or removal of the same.
(Ord. 2158. Passed 12-27-63.)
No property owner shall neglect or refuse to comply with the notice of the City Administrator within the time specified in such notice for the removal of such obstruction to view and to complete the work required in such notice by trimming, changing, transplanting or removing of such trees, shrubs or other plants, or parts thereof, and correcting the condition described in such notice of the Administrator.
(Ord. 2158. Passed 12-27-63.)
The City Administrator shall examine or cause to be examined every tree within 100 feet of any public utility line above and below the ground and any sewer, drain or manhole in the City reported as dangerous to or causing interference with the public utility or sewer, drain or manhole. If the tree is found dangerous or causing damage, the Administrator shall give to the tree owner or the person having change or control of the tree, including an administrator or executor, written notice of this findings and request permission to remove the tree in accordance with Section 931.08 or require that the tree be removed by the owner within forty-five days. Property service of such notice shall be by personal service, residence service or by certified mail, return receipt requested. However, such notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon such owner or person having charge or control of the tree including an administrator or executor, if a copy thereof is sent by registered mail to his last known address.
(Ord. 10-16. Passed 4-19-10.)
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