A. The owner of a lot fronting on or adjacent to any portion of a street shall maintain any trees, shrubs, hedges or other landscaping along said street or within the street right-of-way adjacent to their property in such nondangerous condition that the trees, shrubs, hedges or other landscaping will not interfere with the public convenience or safety in the use of the streets and sidewalks. Said owners shall maintain such street trees so that there is a minimum eight-foot vertical pedestrian clearance from the top of the sidewalk and a minimum thirteen-foot vertical clearance from the top of the curb, to any part of a street tree.

B. For purposes of this part, maintenance of trees, shrubs, hedges and other landscaping includes but is not limited to: deep root altering, root pruning, installing root barriers, clearance and structural trimming, fertilizing, pest control, and removal of branches, leaves and other debris.

C. Property owners required by this section to maintain trees, shrubs, hedges and other landscaping shall owe a duty to members of the public using public streets and sidewalks to maintain such trees, shrubs, hedges or other landscaping in compliance with provisions under this title and city-adopted pruning guidelines, in a safe and nondangerous condition for users of the public streets and sidewalks.

D. If any fronting or adjacent property owners fails to maintain any adjacent trees, shrubs, hedges or other landscaping in a nondangerous condition as required by this section, and any person suffers damage or injury to person or property, the fronting or adjacent property owner shall be liable for all damages or injuries caused by the failure of the owner to maintain these areas. (Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1030 § 2(7), 2018; Ord. 893 § 1 (part), 1998)