[Adopted 5-23-1967 by G.O. No. 8-1967]
It shall be the duty of any owner of any lot or parcel of land
in the City of Yonkers to keep and preserve any trees located thereon
from becoming dead, diseased or of a public safety hazard.
In the event that any tree so located as aforesaid in § 80-26 hereof shall be declared diseased or become a public safety hazard, the City Arborist, in his judgment, shall serve a notice of such effect, either personally or by certified mail, upon the owner and/or the person who pays the taxes on said lot or parcel requiring the owner to take remedial steps within 10 days from the service of such notice.
If any owner of any lot or parcel of land in the City of Yonkers
neglects or refuses to take the necessary steps outlined in said notice
within the time limited therefor, the City Arborist shall enter upon
such lot or parcel of land in such a manner as he shall deem proper
and suitable to effectuate the same.
The City Arborist shall file a certificate of the expenses for treatment or cost of removal as outlined in § 80-28 hereof, together with the description of the work performed on said lot or parcel of land, with the Comptroller and with the City Assessor and shall deliver, either personally or by certified mail, to the owner and/or the person who pays taxes on said lot or parcel of land a bill for the expenses incurred.
In addition to the rights of the City Arborist to remove or treat such trees on any parcel of land, the owner who fails or refuses to take the necessary steps that are necessary, in the judgment of the City Arborist, within the time limited by the notice set forth in § 80-27 hereof, in addition to any other penalties, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $50 a day from the date that the notice, as set forth in § 80-27 herein, is served upon him until the date that the work is performed, either by the owner or by the City Arborist as hereinabove set forth.
