[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Munhall as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 6-4-1918 by Ord. No. 106; amended in its entirety
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
PERSON
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes any natural person, partnership, association, firm
or corporation.
B.
The singular shall include the plural; the plural shall include the
singular; and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to plant, maintain or allow
to grow any North Carolina Poplars within the lines of any street,
alley or sidewalk in the Borough, or within 100 feet of any public
sewer or water line.
Every owner of property in the Borough shall be required to
keep limbs and branches of all trees growing upon such property or
along the street, sidewalk, curb or alley abutting upon such property
trimmed so that no part of such limbs or branches, or of the foliage
growing thereupon, shall have a clearance of less than eight feet
above the surface of the sidewalk or of less than 14 feet above the
surface of the roadway of any street or alley.
It shall be the responsibility of property owners in the Borough to conform to the requirements of this article as to trees upon property owned by them, or along streets, alleys and sidewalks abutting upon such property, and, upon notice from the Borough, to remove any tree or trees growing in violation of § 408-2 of this article and to trim or cut the branches or limbs of trees as required by § 408-3 hereof. Any person failing to comply with any such notice, within the time limit stated therein, shall be guilty of a violation of this article and, following the expiration of such time limit, the Borough Council shall have the authority to cause the work required by such notice to be done by the Borough or under contract therewith, and to collect the cost of such work, with an additional amount of 10% from such property owner in default.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine as provided in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Munhall, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
