(A) Responsibility of owners. Owners are responsible for removing from the right-of-way adjacent to their property any living, dying, or dead tree or limb or shrub if it obstructs street lights, traffic signs, or the free and safe passage of pedestrians and vehicles, or poses a hazard to life or property, or is injurious to sewers, electric power lines, gas lines, water lines, or other public improvements, or if such tree or shrub harbors an infestation or fungus or disease.
(B) Notice to remove tree or shrub. Upon the discovery in a right-of-way of any problematic tree or shrub, such as described in division (A) above, the Tree Board shall serve written notice upon the owner of the property adjacent to the right-of-way upon which such diseased or infested tree is situated, requiring the owner to prune, remove, or otherwise remedy such condition at his or her own expense within 30 business days.
(C) Replacement of removed street tree. At the owner’s request, the city will replace a street tree after the tree and stump have been removed by the owner, and will pay for both the tree and a qualified arborist to transplant it up to a limit of $300. The owner shall pay any cost over $300. The owner must choose a tree that is on the city’s street tree listing of trees acceptable for planting, and that is approved by the City Arborist for the location.
(Ord. 12-04, passed 10-8-2012)
Cross-reference:
Trees acceptable for planting, see § 95.14