[Adopted as Title 6, Ch. 2, of the 1994 Code]
A. 
Trees and shrubs standing in or upon any terrace, public area or upon any private premises adjacent to any public right-of-way or public areas shall be kept trimmed so that the lowest branches projecting over the public street or alley provide a clearance of not less than 14 feet. The Director of Public Works may waive the provisions of this section for newly planted trees if he/she determines that they do not interfere with public travel, obstruct the light of any streetlight or endanger public safety.
B. 
The necessity of the pruning may be determined by the Director of Public Works.
C. 
Clearance from sidewalk to lower branches shall not be less than 10 feet. All trees standing upon private property in the City, the branches of which extend over the line of the street, shall be trimmed so that no branch shall grow or hang over the line of the sidewalk lower than 10 feet above the level of the sidewalk. No tree shall be permitted to grow in such a manner as to obstruct the proper diffusion of light from any public lamp.
D. 
Trimming or pruning of more than 2/3 of the crown of a terrace tree shall be considered to be a major alteration and shall require a permit from the Director of Public Works.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
A. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, no person shall maintain, plant or permit to remain on any private or public premises situated at the intersection of two or more streets or alleys in the City any hedge, tree, shrub or other growth which may obstruct the view of the operator of any motor vehicle or pedestrian approaching such intersection.
B. 
It is unlawful for any person to plant, cause to grow, allow to grow or maintain any trees, bushes, shrubbery or vegetation of any kind which is an obstruction to the clear and complete vision of any traffic sign or driveway approach to a street in the City. It shall be the duty of every owner of such tree, bush, shrubbery or vegetation to remove such obstruction.
C. 
Any shrub, tree or other plant which obstructs the view at an intersection or the view of a traffic sign shall be deemed to be dangerous to public travel, and the Director of Public Works may order, by written notice, the owner or occupant of any private place or premises on which there stands a tree or shrub which unreasonably interferes with or encroaches upon the street or sidewalk to take such steps as are necessary to remove such interference. If such owner or occupant fails, within 10 days of receipt of notice, to take such necessary steps, the Director of Public Works shall order City employees to remove the interference. The cost of removing the interference shall be imposed and collected as a special charge upon the property upon which or in front of which such tree or shrub stands.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
D. 
Any person who is an owner or occupant or firm or corporation failing to obey the written notice of the Director of Public Works as specified in Subsection C above shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a forfeiture as established in § 1-4 of the Code of the City of Monona.
A. 
The entire cost of planting, removal, spraying, trimming or treatment of trees, shrubs and plants in front of or upon any lot or parcel of land abutting on any public area or terrace may be chargeable to and assessed upon such lot or parcel of land.
B. 
Account to be kept. The Director of Public Works shall keep a strict account of the cost of planting, removal, trimming or treating of any tree, shrub or plant in front of or on each lot or parcel of land abutting any public area or terrace and, prior to the 10th day of November in each year, shall make a report to the City Clerk of all work done for which charges are to made, stating and certifying the description of land, lot, parts of lots or parcels of land abutting on any public way in which any such work shall have been done and the amount chargeable to each piece of property; the City Clerk at the time of making the annual report to the Common Council of the lots or parcels of land subject to special charges shall include therein the lots or parcels of land so reported during the preceding year.
C. 
Amounts chargeable. The amounts so reported to the Council shall be imposed on said lots or parcels of land, respectively, to which they are chargeable and shall constitute a special charge thereon and shall be collected by the City. The Director of Public Works shall advance out of the proper fund sufficient money for doing said work, and the said special charge shall be credited to said fund of the City and shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).