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§ 6.09 SEC. 6.09. REGULATION OF GRASSr WEEDS AND TREES IN STREETS. Subd. 1. City to Control Tree Planting (Standards). The City shall have control and supervision of planting shrubs and trees upon, or overhanging, all streets or other public property. The City may establish and enforce uniform standards relating to the species and types of trees to be planted, placement and the maintenance and removal thereof. Such standards shall be kept on file in the office of the City Administrator and may be revised from time to time by action of the Council upon the recommendation of the Public Works Coordinator. Subd. 2. Permit to Plant or Remove Trees. It is a misdemeanor for any person to plant or remove any tree upon or overhanging streets, without first procuring from the City a permit in writing to do so. Subd. 3. Duty of Property Owners to Cut Grass and Weeds and Maintain Trees and Shrubs. Every owner of property abutting on any street shall cause the grass and weeds to be cut from the line of such property nearest to such street to the center of such street. If the grass or weeds in such a place attain a height in excess of six (6) inches it shall be prima facie evidence of a failure to comply with this Subdivision. Every owner of property abutting on any street shall, subject to the provision herein requiring a permit therefor, trim, cut, remqve, and otherwise maintain all trees and shrubs in unhazardous and healthy conditionu from the line of such property nearest to such street to the center thereof. Subd. 4. City May Order Work Done. The City may in cases of failure to comply with this Section, perform such work, keeping an accurate account of the cost thereof for each lot, piece or parcel of land abutting upon such street. Subd. 5. Assessment. If maintenance work described in the foregoing Subdivision is performed by the City, the City Clerk shall forthwith upon completion thereof ascertain the cost attri- butable to each lot, piece or parcel of abutting land. The City Clerk shall send a statement to the abutting property owner and if the amount thereof remains unpaid for fifteen (15) days, present a certificate thereof to the Council and obtain its approval thereof. When such certificate has been approved it shall be extended as to the cost therein stated as a special assessment against such abutt- ing land and such special assessment shall, at the time of certi- fying taxes to the County Auditor, be certified for collection as other special assessments are certified and collected. ORONO CC 146 (4-1-84)