(a) The following are, for the purposes hereof, defined to be public nuisances:
(1) Any dead, diseased, infested, or dying tree in any street; or on any private property so near to any street tree as to constitute a danger to street trees, or streets, or portions thereof.
(2) Any tree or shrub on any private property or in any street, of a type or species apt to destroy, impair or otherwise interfere with any street improvements, sidewalks, curbs, approved street trees, gutters, sewers, other public improvements, including utility mains or services.
(3) Any tree limb, shrub, hedge, or plant reaching a height more than three feet above the curb grade adjacent thereto, except tree trunks having no limbs lower than nine feet above curb grade, within the thirty-five foot triangle of public or private property, measured from the projected curb lines, at the intersections of any street improved for vehicular traffic where either traffic signals, stop signs, or yield signs are not installed, or at any intersections which are determined by the chief transportation official to contain tree limbs, shrubs, hedges, or plants that obscure and impair the view of passing motorists, cyclists or pedestrians so as to create a safety hazard.
(4) Vines or climbing plants growing into or over any street tree; or any public hydrant, pole or electrolier.
(5) Existence of any tree within the city limits that is infested, infected or in danger of becoming infested or infected with objectionable insects, scale, fungus or growth injurious to trees.
(6) The existence of any branches or foliage which interfere with visibility on, or free use of, or access to, obstruct public vehicular or pedestrian travel on any portion of any street improved for vehicular or pedestrian travel.
(7) Hedges or dense thorny shrubs and plants on any street or part thereof.
(8) Shrubs and plants more then two feet in height in any street, measured above top of curb grade.
(Ord. 4722 § 1, 2001: Ord. 2032, 1961: Ord. 1353 (part), 1951: prior code § 32.13)
