Avenal Municipal Code Ch. 3 Trees

Sections:

• 7-3.01 Planting certain kinds prohibited.
• 7-3.02 Public nuisances—Abatement.
• 7-3.03 Public nuisances—Abatement—Orders—Appeals—Hearings. 7-3.01 Planting certain kinds prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to plant any cottonwood, tamarack, or umbrella tree anywhere in the City. (Ord. No. 2011-06, § 1, 6-9-2011)

Title 7 PUBLIC WORKS Avenal, California, Code of Ordinances Page 5 7-3.02 Public nuisances—Abatement. Any tree or shrub growing on private property, which tree or shrub is endangering, or which in any way may endanger, the security or usefulness of any public street, sewer, or sidewalk, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the City may remove or trim such tree or may require the property owner to remove or trim any such tree. Failure of the property owner to remove or trim such tree after ten (10)days' written notice by the Public Works Director shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this chapter, and the City may then remove or trim such tree and assess the costs thereof against the property. 7-3.03 Public nuisances—Abatement—Orders—Appeals—Hearings. Appeals from orders made pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-3.02 of this chapter may be made by filing written notice thereof with the City Clerk within ten (10) days after such order is received, stating in substance that an appeal is being made from such order to the Council. The City Clerk shall thereupon call such appeal to the attention of the Council at the next regular meeting, at which time the appellant and the Public Works Director may present evidence. The action taken by the Council after such hearing shall be conclusive.