Trees and shrubs on private premises. If the city forester determines, with reasonable certainty, upon inspection or examination,
that any tree or shrub exists in or upon any private premises in a hazardous condition
or as a public nuisance, the city forester shall immediately, in writing, notify the
owner or tenant having charge of such premises of the existence of the public nuisance
or hazard and issue said owner or tenant an order detailing the requirements of and
the reasons for the abatement to be completed within a reasonable time to be specified
in the order, but not less than 15 days. If the owner cannot be found, a copy of said
notice shall be placed upon said infected tree or shrub. The owner may appeal the
order of the city forester to the city commission within the time specified for abatement
in the order. The appeal shall be filed with the city clerk and the appeal shall be
placed upon the commission agenda as soon as practicable. Until a final determination
by the city commission, work required to be done by the city forester shall not be
required, and if the city commission sustains all or any part of the order, it shall
set the time within which the work required to be done shall be completed.
D.
Abatement at owner's expense. In the event that the public nuisance or hazard is not abated by the date specified
in the notice or specified by the city commission, the city forester is authorized
to cause the abatement of said nuisance. The reasonable cost of such abatement shall
be filed as a lien against the property on which the public nuisance or hazard was
located.
(Code 1982, § 12.30.050; Ord. No. 1365, § 1, 1993)