It shall be unlawful to plant any tree or bush in any public
street or parkway or other public place without having first secured
a permit therefor. Applications for such permits shall be made to
the Street Superintendent and shall be referred by him to the Village
Board. All trees and shrubs so planted shall be placed subject to
the directions and approval of the Village Board.
It shall be unlawful to plant any bushes, trees, shrubs or other
plants on the right-of-way of any public street, including the space
on the right-of-way between the sidewalk and the adjacent street pavement.
It shall be unlawful to remove or cut down any tree or shrub
or portion thereof in any street, parkway or other public place without
having first secured a permit therefor. Applications for such permits
shall be made to the Street Superintendent and shall be referred by
him to the Village Board before permission shall be granted.
It shall be unlawful to injure any tree or shrub planted in
such public place.
It shall be unlawful to attach any sign, advertisement or notice
to any tree or shrub in any street, parkway, or other public place.
A.
Any tree or shrub which overhangs any sidewalk, street or other public
place in the municipality at a height less than eight feet or in such
a way as to impede or interfere with traffic or travel on such public
place shall be trimmed by the owner of the abutting premises or of
the premises on which such tree or shrub grows so that the obstruction
shall cease.
B.
Any tree or limb of a tree which has become likely to fall on or
across any public way or place shall be removed by the owner of the
premises on which such tree grows or stands.
C.
The Street Superintendent may, at the owner's expense, trim or remove
any tree or shrub so that the obstruction or danger to traffic or
passage shall be done away with.
A.
It shall be unlawful to attach any wires or rope to any tree or shrub
in any public street, parkway or other public place without the permission
of the Village Board.
B.
Any person or company given the right to maintain the poles and wires
in the streets, alleys, or other public places in the municipality
shall, in the absence of provision in the franchise concerning the
subject, keep such wires and poles free from and away from any trees
or shrubs in such places so far as may be possible and shall keep
all such trees and shrubs properly trimmed, subject to the supervision
of the Street Superintendent, so that no injury shall be done either
to the poles or wires or the shrubs and trees by their conduct.
Any person or company maintaining any gas pipe in the municipality
shall, in the absence of provision in the franchise concerning the
subject, keep such pipes free from leaks so that no injury shall be
done to any trees or shrubs.
