Piedmont Municipal Code § 3.21 Removal of Hazardous Trees

Any tree on private property determined to be an imminent hazard to persons on public property or to property owned or controlled by the City, including but not limited to public streets and sidewalks, may be removed without further delay or public notice after written notice is provided at least twenty-four hours prior to removal to the property owner on whose property the hazardous tree is located. A copy of such notice and an affidavit of delivery shall be maintained by the Public Works Department.

the property upon which the hazardous tree is located shall have the option of promptly arranging for the removal of the hazardous tree at property owner's sole expense, so long as the hazardous tree is removed within twenty-four hours after the receipt of notice from the City. If such hazardous tree cannot be reasonably removed within twenty-four hours of receipt of notice from the City, but can definitely be removed within forty-eight hours from receipt of such notice, property owner may request prior written permission from City to remove the tree within such forty-eight hour period, which permission may be given at the discretion of the City. If such written permission is given by the City, the property owner shall carry out the removal of such hazardous tree within such forty-eight hour period.

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Whenever a property owner removes a hazardous tree, the property owner shall be responsible for carrying out such removal, personally or through agents, in a safe manner and at the sole expense of the property owner, and the property owner shall be liable for any damages caused by such removal, except to the extent that such damages are paid by insurance and/or by the agents of property owner.

If the property owner does not remove the hazardous tree within twenty-four hours or in the event of prior written permission from the city, within forty- eight hours, then City may proceed to remove the hazardous tree by City or by hired agents of the City.

Section 3.21.4 shall be reimbursed to the City by the property owner. City shall provide property owner with written notice of the amount charged to or incurred by City under Section 3.21.4 for removal , together with a copy of any invoice owed by City. Property owner shall reimburse the City the entire amount charged or incurred by the city for removal of the tree within twenty-one days of the date property owner receives such written notice from the City of the amount due.

City Administrator or the Public Works Director determines that a tree located on private property creates such an imminent hazard to persons or property located on property owned or controlled by the City, including but not limited to public streets and sidewalks, that it is in the public interest that such hazardous tree shall be removed immediately, then the City may immediately take action to remove such tree, in which case every reasonable effort will be made to promptly notify the property owner of such action, including a written notice to be delivered to the property owner or to be attached to the front door of the residence on such property, with a copy of such notice and an affidavit of delivery to be maintained by the Public Work Department. In the event of such immediate removal, the provisions of Section 3.21.5 shall still apply. (Ord. No. 428 N.S., §2)