CHAPTER 8-04
TREES AND SHRUBBERY

SECTIONS:

8-04-001-0001    TREES TO BE TRIMMED

8-04-001-0002    HEDGES AND SHRUBBERY

8-04-001-0003    INJURY TO TREES AND/OR SHRUBBERY

8-04-001-0004    TREES OUTSIDE OF PROPERTY LINE

8-04-001-0001 TREES TO BE TRIMMED

Any owner of any real property shall trim all trees on property owned or occupied by him. overhanging any public thoroughfare, so that the branches thereon will not interfere with pedestrians or public travel.

8-04-001-0002 HEDGES AND SHRUBBERY

Any owner or occupant of any real property shall maintain all hedges and shrubbery adjacent to public sidewalks so that no part of said hedges and/or shrubbery shall extend over any part of a public sidewalk in the City.

8-04-001-0003 INJURY TO TREES AND/OR SHRUBBERY

It is hereby declared unlawful for any person not the owner thereof or without lawful authority so to do, wilfully to injure, deface, disfigure or destroy any tree or shrub, or to injure, destroy, cut or pick any flower or plant, located either on private ground or on any public place or thoroughfare.

8-04-001-0004 TREES OUTSIDE OF PROPERTY LINE

The City Council is hereby provided full and complete control over all trees which are outside the property lines of privately owned real property. (1960 Code)