907.09  DUTY OF PROPERTY OWNER TO PRUNE PRIVATELY OWNED TREES.
   Every owner of any tree overhanging any street or right-of-way within the Municipality shall prune the branches so that such branches shall not obstruct the light from any street lamp or obstruct the view of any street intersection and so that there shall be a clear space of fourteen feet above the surface of the street or seven feet above the surface of the sidewalk. Said owners shall remove all dead diseased or dangerous trees, or broken or decayed limbs which constitute a menace to the safety of the public. The Municipality shall have the right to prune any tree or shrub on private property when it interferes with the proper spread of light along the street from a street light, interferes with visibility of any traffic control device or sign, obstructs the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, obstructs view of any street or alley intersection, or generally obstructs vehicular traffic. 
(Ord. 07-05.  Passed 4-11-05.)