For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall
have the meanings ascribed below:
The boundary of that portion of any street which is improved,
designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic.
Every sign, advertisement, container or display item of any
type or form, portable or fixed, which is not authorized by state
law or city ordinance.
Any hedge, bush, shrub, vine, palm or other vegetation except
trees.
The boundary line of a parcel of land defined by metes and
bounds in a recorded deed or by boundary lines on a recorded map,
which line marks the division between the area for a public street
and the property abutting upon said street.
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
open to the use of the public for the purpose of traffic.
The use of any street for the purpose of travel by pedestrians,
riders of animals, vehicles, and other conveyances.
A triangle formed by the intersecting property lines and
a line joining the property lines at points twenty (20) feet from
their point of intersection.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.904)
The director of public works shall have a written notice served
upon the owner or occupant of any property upon which any violation
of this division exists to correct the condition which constitutes
a violation herein within ten (10) days after service of this notice.
Service of said notice may be accomplished by sending same to the
owner or occupant by certified mail, return receipt requested, or
by personal service upon the owner or occupant. If such condition
is not corrected by the end of such ten-day period, the director of
public works or his designated representative shall file a complaint
with the municipal court.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.904)
The director of public works may remove, or cause to be removed,
any tree, plant or object found between the opposite curblines in
any street of the city, and may trim branches, limbs, or foliage of
any tree or plant which overhangs or grows above the area which lies
between the opposite curblines of any street to a minimum clearance
of eight (8) feet above the street level. The director of public works
is further authorized to trim or remove any tree or plant which obstructs
any traffic-control device in the city.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.904)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to place or maintain or cause to
be placed or maintained any plant, object, or vehicle having a height
greater than three (3) feet above the level of the centerlines of
the nearest abutting street on or in that area of a triangle formed
by the intersecting property lines and a diagonal line joining the
property lines at points twenty (20) feet from their intersection
of any corner lot on which a front yard is required.
(b)
It
shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any corner lot in
the city to keep any and all trees trimmed and pruned of limbs, branches
and foliage to a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet above the street
level at the nearest curbline in that area of a visibility triangle
on such corner lot.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.904)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to place, maintain, or cause to be
placed or maintained any plant, object or vehicle having a height
greater than three (3) feet above the level of the centerline of the
nearest abutting street on or in that area which lies between the
property lines of any corner lot and the curblines of any street in
the city.
(b)
It
shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any property in the
city to keep any and all trees trimmed and pruned of limbs, branches
and foliage to a minimum clearance of eight (8) feet above the sidewalk
level in that area between his property line and the curbline of any
abutting street.
(c)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to place, maintain or permit, or
cause to be placed or maintained, any tree, plant, or object on or
in the area between the property line of any lot and the curbline
of any street abutting such lot in any way that obstructs the free
passage and use of that area by the public.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.904)
Editor’s note–Former section 3.11.131
pertaining to fences and deriving from the 1991 Code, sec. 3.904,
was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 13-571, sec. 7, adopted 7/16/13.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other ordinances of the
city regulating traffic and traffic- control devices, it shall be
unlawful for any person to place, plant or maintain any plant, tree,
or other object in such a manner as to obstruct from view any traffic-control
device.
(1991 Code, sec. 3.904)
