Section 17.40.080 Maintenance of trees, shrubs, and flowers on parkways in residential areas.

All responsibility for the care, maintenance, removal and replacement of trees, shrubs, and flowers on the parkways in a residential zone shall be at the abutting property owner’ s expense. The abutting property owners shall prune the trees and bushes on the parkway and on their own property so that all branches will be at least fourteen (14) feet above the surface of the street and eight (8) feet above the sidewalk. The abutting property owner shall remove broken branches from trees and shrubs and remove fallen trees from the parkway and from their own private property. If the abutting property owner fails to properly prune or otherwise maintain the trees and shrubs on the parkway or on their private property, then the City Manager or his designee will prune or maintain as necessary and assess all costs to that property owner. (Ord. 2001-0191; 88/T-6351)