The owner or agent of the abutting property shall keep the trees on, or overhanging the street, trimmed so that all branches will be at least fifteen (15) feet above the surface of the street and eight (8) feet above the sidewalks.

Per City Code 141.03 INSPECTIONS. The street superintendent shall inspect or cause to be inspected all premises and places within the City to determine whether any condition as defined in Section 141.01 exists thereon, and shall also inspect or cause to be inspected any elm trees reported or suspected to be infected with the Dutch Elm Disease or any elm bark bearing material reported or suspected to be infected with the elm bark beetles.

TREES SUBJECT TO REMOVAL 151.06

1. Living or Standing Trees. Any living or standing elm tree or part thereof infected with the Dutch Elm Disease fungus or which harbors any of the elm bark beetles.

2. Dead Trees. Any dead elm tree or part thereof including logs, branches, stumps, firewood or other elm material from which the bark has not been removed and burned or sprayed with an effective elm bark beetle destroying insecticide.

REMOVAL FROM CITY PROPERTY 151.06
If the superintendent upon inspection or examination, determines that any condition as herein defined exists in or upon any public street, alley, park or any public place, including the strip between the curb and the lot line of private property, within the City and that danger to other elm trees within the City is imminent, the superintendent shall immediately cause such condition to be corrected so as to destroy or prevent as fully as possible the spread of Dutch Elm Disease or the insect pests or vectors known to carry such disease fungus.

REMOVAL FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY 151.05
If the superintendent upon inspection or examination, shall determine with reasonable certainty that any condition as herein defined exists in or upon private premises and that the danger to other elm trees within the City is imminent, the superintendent shall immediately notify by certified mail the owner, occupant or person in charge of such property to correct such condition within fourteen (14) days of said notification. If such owner, occupant or person in charge of said property fails to comply within fourteen (14) days of receipt of notice, the Council may cause the nuisance to be removed and the cost assessed against the property.