§ 419-5. Trimming of shade trees.

A. 

Property owners responsible. It shall be the responsibility of every person owning property in the Borough of Walnutport to trim, and to keep trimmed, all shade trees growing on such property, and which also are located within the public rights-of-way and/or the branches of which extend over said rights-of-way and/or the public sidewalks so that:

(1) 

There shall be a minimum clearance of the branches thereof of 14 feet above the roadway and nine feet above the public sidewalk;

(2) 

There shall be no obstruction of any parking or traffic control and regulatory signs as may be present;

(3) 

There shall be sufficient line-of-sight distances afforded to the operators of vehicles upon the public roadways within the Borough;

(4) 

There shall be no excessive obstruction of the illumination of the public streetlights of the Borough.

B. 

Authority of Borough to intercede. Should any person, responsible under Subsection A, fail, neglect, or to trim, or cause to be trimmed, any shade tree as required thereby, within 10 days after notice from said Borough to do so, the Borough shall have the authority to cause said work to be accomplished in the manner in which it deems to be most expedient, and to collect the cost thereof, together with an additional amount of 10% of said cost, from such property owner in default.