The following are hereby declared public nuisances under this chapter:
(A) Any tree or part thereof (public, street or private) which, by reason of location or condition, constitutes a hazard to public safety as determined by an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist in conjunction with the Twin Falls tree commission.
(B) Any tree or part thereof (on public or private property) which obstructs the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic or which obstructs public street lighting.
(C) Any tree or alternate host plant or part thereof (on public or private property) which harbors pests which reasonably may be expected to injure or harm public trees.
(D) It shall be unlawful to plant, transplant or set out any poplar (cottonwood) or willow tree on any street, alley, avenue, sidewalk or other public place or within fifty feet (50') of any sidewalk, paved street, alley or avenue or on any private property within seventy five feet (75') of any main or lateral sewer of the sewer system.
(E) When the roots of any poplar (cottonwood) or willow tree planted on private property or on public property by the adjoining property owner have obstructed or are about to obstruct or damage any sewer line, curb, gutter, sidewalk or street, it shall be the duty of the owner of said private property to remove the encroachment within ten (10) days from the service of the notice. (Ord. 2791, 7-6-2004)