As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
WITHIN THE SIDEWALK AREA
The full width and area of the street right-of-way between
the property lines of premises adjoining said streets.
It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant or other occupant
of any house or structure, and every owner or person entitled to possession
of any vacant lot, to keep trees, shrubs and hedges on their property
trimmed so that overhanging limbs will not interfere with passersby
on the sidewalk or roadway, such limbs to be kept trimmed at all times
to allow a passage of space of not less than eight feet above center
of the sidewalk and not less than 13 feet above the roadway measured
at a point five feet from the curbline. It shall be the duty of every
owner, tenant or other occupant of any house or structure, and every
owner or person entitled to possession of any vacant lot, to repair
any sidewalk or curb in front of or adjacent to such premises damaged
by roots of a tree, shrub or hedge on the said premises.
No person shall in any way cut, injure, destroy or remove any
shade or ornamental tree within the sidewalk area without first securing
the written approval of the Superintendent of Public Works of the
Village.
No person or persons, firm, association or corporation shall
suffer or permit any fence, hedge, ornamental planting, bush or other
plant or shrub to be erected or to grow on any corner property owned
or occupied by him or them in the Village, in the area formed by the
intersection of two streets, roads or avenues, to a greater height
than two feet above the street level on any portion of said property
within a radius of 50 feet when measured from the corner of the property
formed by the intersection of the curbline of the two streets.
Any person aggrieved by a determination of the officials or
employees of the Village of Walden in the enforcement and administration
of this article shall have the opportunity, within seven days after
notice of the determination, order or notice, to file with the Village
Clerk a written request for review by the Board of Trustees. Such
request shall state the party's name, address, premises in question,
determination being reviewed, sections of the article involved, relief
requested and reason therefor. The request shall be presented at the
next Board of Trustees' meeting, at which the party aggrieved, in
person or by duly authorized representative, shall be given the opportunity
to be heard. The Board of Trustees shall have the power to affirm,
modify or overrule the determination which is the subject of the appeal
and shall render its decision not later than its next regular meeting.