(a) The City shall have the right to cause the removal of any dead or diseased trees on private property within the City, when those trees constitute a hazard to life and property or harbor insects or disease which constitutes a potential threat to other trees within the City.
(b) The Tree Commission will notify in writing the owners of such trees.
(c) Removal shall be done by the owners at their own expense within sixty days after the date of service of notice.
(d) In the event of failure of the owners to comply with such provisions, the City shall have the authority to remove the trees and charge the cost of removal on the owner's property tax notice.
(Ord. 83-22. Passed 8-17-83.)