When the City Forester determines that it is necessary to order the trimming, treatment or removal of trees or plants as authorized in § 157.07 of this chapter, a written order to correct the condition shall be served.
(A) Notice format.
Dutch elm disease/oak wilt disease (or other prohibited or dangerous trees, as listed in the city tree plan) exist on these premises: (legal address) and all trees marked with a designated symbol must be removed by (date) . BY ORDER OF THE CITY FORESTER |
(B) Removal date. The date inserted in the notice in division (A) above shall be 22 days after the notice is mailed.
(C) Appeal. A person receiving the notice may, within five working days of the postmark date of the notice, file an appeal with the city. The appeal will be heard by the city’s Tree Board and forwarded to the City Council for action within 21 calendar days following the appeal of the notice.
(D) Summary removal of diseased trees. In the event the trees covered in the notice are not removed, destroyed and/or treated, as provided in divisions (A) through (C) above, within ten calendar days following the denial on an appeal as set forth in division (C), the City Forester shall cause the tree to be summarily removed, destroyed and/or treated and shall take any other action necessary to prevent the spread of the disease or danger to the public.
(E) Emergency situations. Under emergency situations, where delay may cause an unreasonable amount of risk to the health, welfare or safety of the people of the city, the City Forester may cause necessary action to be taken to private trees without prior notification to the property owner.
(F) Cost responsibility. Any costs of inspecting, removing or treating trees, including any legal expense, shall be itemized and mailed to the owner at the address shown in the records of the County Auditor. In the event the itemized bill is not paid within 30 days, the amount of the costs, plus interest, shall be certified to the proper county officials as a special assessment and collected with the next succeeding five years real estate taxes as provided for in M.S. §§ 18.83 and 429.101, as they may be amended from time.
(Prior Code, § 1220.08) (Ord. passed 3-1-2011)