3B, Right of Way Maintenance Ordinance

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City of Arden Hills Chapter 3 Licenses and Regulations B. C. D. E. Improvements made within the right -of -way by a property owner are done so at the property owner's own risk, and may be removed by the City at the owner's expense. The City is not responsible for damage to landscaping or other right -of -way improvements resulting from any activity related to the City's use of the right -of -way. Allow only those plant materials that do not have characteristics detrimental to the public welfare, such as susceptibility to disease and wind damage, or a tendency to interfere with utilities, public easements, or rights -of -way. Trim, prune, maintain, and /or remove as necessary, any tree in the right -of -way adjacent to their property. Trees shall be pruned to sufficient height to allow free passage of pedestrians and vehicular traffic: nine (9) feet over sidewalks and sixteen (16) feet over streets. Trees not properly maintained, or found to be structurally unsound, may be deemed a public nuisance by the City Forester, and abated in accordance with Section 602 of the City Code. The City maintains the right to plant, prune, maintain, remove, or perform any other arboricultural practices as deemed necessary by the Public Works Director on all public property, as well as the right -of -way. Remove any tree in the right -of -way adjacent to their property found to be diseased or dying by the City Forester, in accordance with Section 710 of the City Code. Maintain driveway approaches in a safe condition that does not cause a maintenance problem, and in a manner that does not interfere with or obstruct the drainage carried by the adjoining street or the use of the adjoining street for travel, as determined by the Public Works Director. If a driveway approach is not maintained in this manner, 3 -14 Adopted December 17, 2001