10-22-8 Certain Trees Declared A Nuisance
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A.
Any tree, or limb thereof, on private property determined by Board to have
contracted a lethal, communicable disease or insect; to be dead or dying; to
obstruct the view of traffic signs or the free passage of pedestrians or
vehicles; or that threatens public health, safety, and welfare is declared a
nuisance and the City may require its treatment or removal.
B.
Private property owners have the duty, at their own expense, to remove or
treat nuisance trees on their property. The city may remove such trees at the
owner's expense if the owner does not comply with treatment and/or removal as specified by the City within 90 calendar days of notification (see 10-157:F). Potential hazardous situations may be addressed as needed.
C.
The City may elect to assist property owners mitigate the unforeseen
immediate cost of tree removal by implementing a repayment plan. Such
mitigation would be a reimbursement to the City for expenses expended on
behalf of the property owner. (see 10-15-7)