Property line/tree neighbor question

[Racer X]

I'm just pointing out what happens when people don't think beyond themselves. Not thinking about how tall a tree will grow, for example. I may move in a decade, but 30 years later, it might get to be a 40' tall tree, and someone needs to deal with it after I have gone.

As an example of this, we just took out a tree planted by the original owner of the house. It was planted under the power line for the house. Power line 30 feet up, but under it, a tree that typically grows to 40 feet or so when fully mature. Bad planning with little forethought. But he moved before it got that tall. The power line for the house ended up running through the branches of the tree.

We have plans to sculpt that part of the yard, and plant trees that typically grow to 15-18 feet, and their canopy @10 feet wide, so they won't overhang the neighbors yard, and cause them problems.

The city even has a list of trees that are suitable for our climate, with typical dimensions at maturity to help people plant wisely. Trees with roots that grow deep, not shallow and running horizontally. Not a requirement, just smart choices. All of this came about because of the damage trees planted well before WW II have caused to the city's roads and sidewalks.