Columbia Maintenances duties and obligations ordinance (§ 24-95)

(a) The property owner shall maintain landscape material planted on public street right-of-way in such a manner as not to obstruct or interfere with the public use of streets and sidewalks.

(b) Maintaining landscape material shall include removal of dead plant material and trimming trees and bushes to provide horizontal and vertical clearances specified by city standards.

(c) The director of public works may remove landscape material on public street right-of-way that is not properly maintained.