§ 22-31. Authority of parks and recreation board.

The parks and recreation board shall have the power to regulate the planting, preserving, spraying, trimming or removing of any tree, shrub or plant on any street, alley, avenue, land, lane, public ground or square belonging to the city. If any tree or any part thereof is in an unsafe condition, or is injurious to the common good, or to sewer pipes, pavement or improvements, or is infested and dangerous to other trees, power is hereby given to the parks and recreation board to secure the removal of said trees or parts thereof, or to secure the spraying of said tree, or to issue an order directing said tree or part thereof to be removed. If any tree or shrub on any private property is infested and, in the opinion of the city manager, is infectious and liable to spread any disease, or if any tree or shrub is dangerous to the public, power is hereby given to the parks and recreation board to direct employees of the city to enter said property and spray said tree or shrub, or remove same or any part thereof.

(Ord. of 11-8-82, § 1)