7.15.080 Certain trees declared a nuisance.
(A) Any tree, or limb on a tree, on private property determined by the Directors of Parks and Recreation, Public Works and Planning and Zoning:
(1) To have contracted a communicable disease or insect infestation lethal to trees;
(2) To be dead or dying;
(3) To obstruct the view of traffic signs or the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles; or
(4) To threaten public health, safety, and welfare;
is declared a nuisance. The City may require treatment or removal of any trees that fit this section’s description of a declared nuisance.
(B) Private property owners have the duty, at their own expense, to remove or treat nuisance trees on their property. The City may remove such trees at the owner’s expense if the owner does not comply with treatment or removal or both, as specified by the Director of Planning and Zoning within the written notification period. (Ord. 401 § 1, passed 11-10-2020. Code 2012 § 94.30.080.)