§ 96.04. PUBLIC TREE CARE.

(A) The City shall have the right to plant, prune, maintain and remove trees, plants and shrubs within the right-of-way or bounds of all streets, alleys, lanes, squares and public grounds as may be necessary to ensure the public safety.

(B) The City may remove, or cause or order to be removed, any tree on public property, or part thereof, which is in an unsafe condition or which by reason of its nature is injurious to electric power lines or other public improvements or is seriously affected with any fatal disease.

(C) The adjoining property owners shall have the right to perform normal tree care on all street trees.

(D) Infected or diseased trees, or parts thereof, in a dead or dying condition on public lands shall be removed as warranted by the State Forester or the Forester’s designee and disposed of by the Street Department within a reasonable amount of time of the discovery that the conditions exist. The cost thereof shall be borne by the City without being assessed to the adjoining property owner.

(‘63 Code, § 9-2-2(D)) (Ord. 99-03, passed 2-1-99; Am. Ord. 01-25, passed 4-2-01)