[Adopted 2-2-1977 by L.L. No. 1-1977]
[Amended 7-3-1996 by L.L. No. 3-1996]
A. 
Corner lots. It shall be unlawful for any person to install or maintain on a corner lot any hedge or other planting more than 2 1/2 feet in height, measured above street level, or to erect, place or maintain any object or other obstruction of a height in excess of 2 1/2 feet, within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a straight line joining said street lines at points which are 30 feet distant from the point of intersection, measured along said street line. This section shall not prohibit trees presently growing in this area, provided that the branches of the trees are trimmed away to a height of at least six feet above street level.
B. 
All lots. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, no person shall install or maintain any hedge, tree, shrub or other growth or obstruction so as to obscure the view of pedestrians or operators of vehicles and create a dangerous traffic condition.
A. 
Whenever the Board of Trustees of the Village of Saddle Rock shall determine that any violation of § 126-11 of this article exists, a copy of said determination, together with the findings upon which said determination is based (hereinafter called "the notice"), shall be served upon the owner, tenant or occupant of the premises affected.
B. 
The notice as provided for above shall be served upon any such owner, tenant or occupant, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested. Such notice shall, in addition to requiring the removal of the violation, inform the owner, tenant or occupant of the lands to which it refers that failure to accomplish such removal will result in the removal of such violation under the direction of the Village Engineer.
C. 
The notice shall also indicate that, in the event of removal by the Village, the cost of such removal shall forthwith become a lien upon said lands and shall be added to and become a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon the same and shall bear interest at the same rate and shall be collected as in the case of such taxes.
Whenever the owner, tenant or occupant of any lands receiving the notice to remove the violation shall have neglected or refused to remove the violation in the manner and within the time provided herein, such removal shall be accomplished by the Village under the direction of the Village Engineer, who, upon completion thereof, shall certify the cost to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall examine the certificate and, if the same shall be found to be correct, it shall cause the cost so certified to be charged against said lands. In the event that such costs are found to be excessive, the Board of Trustees shall cause the reasonable costs thereof to be charged against said lands. The amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon said lands and shall be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as other taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
A. 
Every owner, tenant or occupant who shall refuse or neglect to remove any violation in the manner and within the time provided in this article or who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $250. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which a violation occurs or continues.
B. 
The imposition and collection of any penalty as provided herein shall not constitute any bar to the right of the Village to collect the cost of removal as provided above.