(A) The abutting property owner or owners shall be the owner of all street trees located in the sidewalk space adjacent to the abutting property.
(B) It shall be the duty of the abutting property owner of all street trees to maintain said trees, to include, but not be limited to, trimming, pruning, and maintaining so that said street trees will not be declared to be a nuisance pursuant to the provisions of § 98.15, except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) hereof.
(C) The City reserves unto itself, pursuant to § 51.26 of this code, the right to cut and remove any overhanging branches or limbs of trees so that the electrical lines of the city will be free and safe and to protect said lines or property of the electrical system of the city. Said cutting and removing shall be at the expense of the city.
(D) The city reserves unto itself the right to cut and remove any overhanging branches or limbs of trees on the sidewalk space that extend over streets less than 14 feet above the surface of the street. Said cutting and removing shall be at the expense of the city.
(Ord. 1988, passed 12-27-07)