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 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 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.
Any tree or shrub which overhangs any sidewalk, street or other
public place in the municipality at a height less than 10 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. 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. The 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.
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. 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 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.