The City of Wharton’s Code Enforcement Department is alerting residents about overhanging tree limbs, aiming to enhance safety for first responders and utility lines. Tree limbs over streets should be trimmed to at least 13 feet and 6 inches high to ensure unobstructed passage for emergency vehicles. Additionally, City of Wharton ordinances, Chapter 70, Section 70-2, declare any obstructive hedges, trees, or structures on properties as nuisances or traffic hazards. Note that Texas law restricts tree pruning near high-voltage power lines to authorized professionals.