12-3201.   Trees and shrubbery on streets and alleys; regulation; costs,special assessment.The governing body of any city is hereby authorized to regulate, byordinance, the planting, maintenance, treatment and removal of trees andshrubbery upon all streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards andpublic rights-of-way within suchcity. Upon the failure of the owner of property abutting streets, alleys,avenues, boulevards and public rights-of-way to comply withsuch regulations, and afterreasonable notice the city may trim and maintain or, where necessary,remove such trees and shrubbery and assess the costs of such work againstthe abutting property as a special assessment.

      History:   L. 1961, ch. 72, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 77, § 1; July 1.