No person shall hereafter place or erect any
post or plant any tree in any street in the Village except at such
place and in such manner as may be directed by the Board of Trustees.
A.
No person shall, except as hereinafter provided, trim,
prune, climb, injure or remove any living tree in any street or public
place or cut or break any branch or root thereof without the written
permission of the Board of Trustees.
B.
The Director of Public Works may cut down and remove
or trim and prune any tree in any street or public place upon direction
of the Board of Trustees.
C.
No person shall interfere with the Director of Public
Works in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by this
section.
[Added 2-8-2010 by L.L.
No. 1-2010]
The Village shall have the right to cause the removal of any
limbs or dead or diseased tree or trees on private property that have
been deemed to be a hazard to public safety or property by the Director
of the Village of Orchard Park Department of Public Works. The Village
will notify, in writing, the owners of the property, and such limb
or limbs or tree or trees shall be removed by said owners within 90
days after the date of service of notice. In the event that the owners
fail to comply with such notice, the Village or its authorized representative
shall have the authority to remove such limb or limbs or tree or trees
and charge the cost of said removal to the owners and levy the same
on subsequent tax bills.
