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Chapter 78 VEGETATION*

ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL

Sec. 78-1. Permit--Required to plant, remove trees or shrubbery in public ways.
Sec. 78-2. Same--Application.
Sec. 78-3. Restrictions on planting, maintaining.
Sec. 78-4. Overhanging branches--Duty of owner to remove.
Sec. 78-5. Same--Removal by city; costs.
Sec. 78-6. Same--Failure of owner to pay costs; lien created.
Sec. 78-7. Protection from poles and wires.
Sec. 78-8. Protection from gas leaks.

ARTICLE II. INSECT PESTS AND PLANT DISEASE

Sec. 78-31. Definitions.
Sec. 78-32. Infested, infected trees, shrubs, plants declared nuisance.
Sec. 78-33. Property, places suspected infested or infected--City manager informed.
Sec. 78-34. Same--Inspections.
Sec. 78-35. Same--Notice to abate.
Sec. 78-36. Same--Failure to abate; abatement by city.
Sec. 78-37. Cost of abatement by city to be a lien upon property affected.
Sec. 78-38. Cases where section 78-37 not applicable.
Sec. 78-39. Penalty for violation of article.

ARTICLE III. DUTCH ELM DISEASE/EMERALD ASH BORER CONTROL*

Sec. 78-61. Infected trees declared nuisance.
Sec. 78-62. Owner's duty to remove diseased trees.
Sec. 78-63. Right of entry; inspection by city manager.
Sec. 78-64. Removal of specimens by manager.
Sec. 78-65. Interference with manager.
Sec. 78-66. Notice to remove.
Sec. 78-67. Contesting analysis--Request for additional analysis.
Sec. 78-68. Same--Procedure.
Sec. 78-69. Same--Results of additional analysis.
Sec. 78-70. Removal by city; lien for costs.
Sec. 78-71. Removal of diseased or infected trees from city property.

ARTICLE IV. WEEDS*

Sec. 78-91. Definitions.
Sec. 78-92. Declared nuisance; prohibited.
Sec. 78-93. Notice of article violation; order to abate; abatement by city; lien upon property.
Sec. 78-94. County's obligation to abate.

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