No owner or occupant of any property in the City shall permit any tree, limb, branch or part thereof upon such property to grow to such a size or to be or remain in a condition whether by decay or otherwise, that it is, unless trimmed or removed, an interference with travel, or dangerous to travelers, upon any public way, street or alley of the City, or permit the same to grow so as to obstruct the light from any electric lamp or other appliance used by the City for the lighting of its streets, alleys and ways. Any tree, limb, branch or part thereof permitted to so grow or to be in the condition described herein is hereby declared to be a nuisance. (1961 Code Sec. 907.01)
It shall be the duty of any person or persons owning or occupying real property bordering on any public street upon which there may be trees to prune trees on the person's property in a manner that they will not obstruct or shade street lights, obstruct the passage of pedestrians on sidewalks, obstruct vision of street signs, or obstruct view of a street or alley intersection or obstruct the view of the operator of any motor vehicle with regard to other vehicles, traffic sign or signals, or pedestrians along the street. The minimum clearance for any overhanging portion thereof shall be 8 feet over sidewalks and 15 feet over all streets or another height determined in the discretion of the City Manager .
Any hedge, tree shrub, other growth, situated at the intersection of two or more streets, alleys, or driveways in the City is hereby declared to be a public nuisance to the extent that such hedge, tree, shrub, other growth or fencing obstructs the view of the operator of any motor vehicle with regard to other vehicles, traffic signs or signals, or pedestrians approaching or crossing such intersection, and such public nuisance may be summarily abated in accordance with the provisions of this Code Section.
(Ord. 15867. Passed 4-18-23.)