(a) Trees, vines, bushes, shrubbery or flowers standing in or upon any public street or public place, or on any lot or land adjacent to any public street or public place, and having branches, limbs, trunks or other parts projecting into the public street or place shall, under the supervision of the Building Inspector be kept trimmed by the owner or occupant of the adjoining property so as not to interfere with the free and safe passage along such public way by pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
(b) The Building Inspector shall have the right to trim or remove such trees and shrubs within the lines of all streets, alleys, lands and public grounds as may be necessary to insure safety to pedestrians and vehicular traffic and he, under the power herein given, may remove, cause or order to be removed any tree, shrub or part thereof, which is in an unsafe condition or which, by reason of its location, may be hazardous to pedestrians or vehicular traffic. The Building Inspector shall have the power to enter upon any private grounds for the purpose of trimming or removing trees and shrubbery in order to prevent danger therefrom to person or property, in the event the owner or occupant of such premises does not comply with the Building Inspector orders relative to the trimming or removal of trees or shrubbery which, in his opinion, are hazardous to pedestrians or vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 1995-96-4. Passed 5-5-96.)
(Ord. 1995-96-4. Passed 5-5-96.)