§ 522.11 TREE TRIMMING.

• Any tree growing on public property or a street right-of- way shall be kept trimmed by the abutting property owner so as to allow a minimum of eight feet of clearance where it overhangs a sidewalk, sidepath or bikeway and 12 feet where it overhangs a street.
• Any tree growing on private property which overhangs a public street, sidewalk, sidepath or bikeway shall be kept trimmed by the property owner so as to allow a minimum of eight feet of clearance where it overhangs a sidewalk, sidepath or bikeway and 12 feet where it overhangs a street.
• It shall be the duty of any property owner owning or occupying property bordering on right-of-way upon which property there may be trees or shrubs, to prune or cause to be pruned, such tree or shrub in a manner that they will not obstruct street lights, street signs, or obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic on sidewalks or streets.
• It shall be the duty of any person owning or occupying property bordering on right-of-way upon which there are any trees or shrubs which are designated by the Village as dead, dying, diseased, or hazardous or deemed a menace to the health, safety, and welfare, to remove or cause to be removed said tree(s) and/or shrub(s).
• Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.