(A) Every owner of any tree overhanging any street, public space, or right-of-way within the city, shall prune the branches, so that the branches shall not obstruct the light from any streetlight clear sight distance of any street intersection, any traffic sign, so that there shall be a clear space of 8 feet above the surface of the sidewalk and 15 feet above the surface of the street. The owners shall remove all dead, diseased, or dangerous trees, or broken or decayed limbs, which constitute a menace to the safety of the public.
(B) The city shall have the right to prune any tree or shrub on private property that projects into the right-of-way or public property when it interferes with the proper spread of light along the street from a streetlight interferes with visibility of any traffic-control device or sign, or interferes with or a danger to pedestrian travel.
(1974 Code, § 100.30) (Ord. 17-83, passed 7-11-1983; Am. Ord. 8-17, passed 5-1-2017) Penalty, see § 97.99