Trees, plants, shrubs or vegetation or parts thereof which so overhang any sidewalk or street, or which are growing thereon in such manner as to obstruct or impair the free and full use of the sidewalk or street by the public are public nuisances. Grass, weeds, shrubs, bushes, trees or vegetation growing or which have grown and died, and all debris upon any property and which are a fire hazard or menace to public health, safety or welfare, are likewise public nuisances. It is the duty of the owner of the property upon which any such nuisances exist to abate the nuisance by destroying, removing or trimming any such growth, and removing any such debris. For the purpose of this chapter, the owner of property abutting upon a dedicated street or sidewalk shall be deemed the owner of that portion of such street or sidewalk to which he holds the ultimate title, even though subject to the easement and rights of the city under the dedication; provided, that this chapter shall not be construed so as to require a private property owner to abate any such nuisance which exists because of natural vegetation growing wholly within the limits of the right-of-way of any dedicated street or sidewalk.
(Ord. 447 § 1, 1982)