The Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer or designee, in conjunction with
the Chief of Police, shall perform the duties set forth in this chapter. They
shall have such assistance as the Common Council shall from time to time provide
for.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of any lot or parcel of land in the
City to permit or maintain on any such lot or parcel of land any dead or dying
tree which is a public nuisance as defined herein, and it shall be the duty
of the owner of such to promptly remove and burn any such tree or dead wood
under the supervision and direction of the Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer
or designee and the Street, Public Property and Public Works Committee.
The Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer or designee is authorized and empowered
to enter upon any lot or parcel of land in the City at any reasonable hour
for the purpose of inspecting any tree believed to be dead or infected. It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to interfere with such
inspection.
Any diseased tree or wood on property owned by or controlled by the
City shall be removed and burned by said City at its expense.
Trees cut by the owner shall be disposed of in accordance with Chapter
413, Solid Waste, of this Code.
If any person, firm or corporation is responsible for any tree appearing
to be diseased and if, in the opinion of the Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer
or designee, upon inspection there is a possibility of saving the same by
some accepted treatment and the owner so desires to avail himself of a possible
accepted remedy, the Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer or designee, in his sole
discretion, may permit the owner of said tree to avail himself of some accepted
treatment. If, in the considered opinion of the Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer
or designee, the tree in question does not respond to such treatment, the
same shall be subject to removal as hereinbefore provided in this chapter.
The expense of such treatment shall in all cases be the responsibility of
the tree owner.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter by failing, neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of any notice herein provided for within 45 days after the service thereof or who shall resist or obstruct in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in §
1-9 of this Code. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during which a violation occurs or continues.