(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no person shall maintain, plant, or permit to remain on any private or public premises situated at the intersection of two or more streets or alleys in the village any hedge, tree, shrub, or other growth which may obstruct the view of the operator of any motor vehicle or pedestrian approaching such intersection.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to plant, cause to grow, allow to grow, or maintain any trees, bushes, shrubbery, or vegetation of any kind which is an obstruction to the clear and complete vision of any traffic sign or driveway approach to a street in the village. It shall be the duty of every owner of such tree, bush, shrubbery, or vegetation to remove such obstruction.
(c) Any shrub, tree, or other plant which obstructs the view at an intersection or the view of a traffic sign shall be deemed to be dangerous to public travel and the Village Forester may order, by written notice, the owner or occupant of any private place or premises on which there stands a tree or shrub which unreasonably interferes with or encroaches upon the street or sidewalk, to take such steps as are necessary to remove such interference. If such owner or occupant fails, within ten days of receipt of notice, to take such necessary steps, the Village Forester and/or other village employees shall order the village employees to remove the interference. The cost of removing the interference shall be levied and collected as a special tax upon the property upon which or in front of which such tree or shrub stands.
(d) Any person who is an owner or occupant or firm or corporation failing to obey the written notice of the Village Forester as specified in subsection (c) above shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a forfeiture as established in § 1-1-6.
(Prior Code, § 6-4-9)