It is unlawful for any person within the city to plant, cultivate,
maintain or allow to exist:
A.
Any
shrubs or hedges of a height in excess of 48 inches;
B.
Any
trees, unless trimmed of limbs and sucker growth, up to a height of
eight feet from the surface of the ground;
C.
Any
fences of a height in excess of 48 inches (unless 50% or more open
and unobstructed above 18 inches); any signs or billboards or structures
or any object unless the same is otherwise allowed by the existing
zoning regulations, within the following described areas, the heights
of any such obstacles to be measured from curbline grade:
That portion of any corner lot within the city adjacent to any
street intersection, defined as that area, triangular in shape, bounded
by the corner of any such lot and points measured along the lot lines
abutting the streets measured 20 feet in both directions from such
lot corner at the point of intersection, and a base line projected
between such points (see Figure 1).
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(Prior code § 23-9; Ord. 18-012 § 1, 2018)
A.
Any person or entity within the city owning, occupying or in control of premises upon which an obstacle to view in violation of Section 12.20.010 exists shall be served with written notice of the violation and shall be required to cut, trim, remove or alter the obstacle so that it conforms with the provisions of Section 12.20.010 within 10 days from the date of such notice. Upon failure to comply with such notice as mentioned in this section, the city may have such obstacle cut, trimmed, removed or altered, charging the cost thereof as a special bill for such cutting, trimming, removal or alteration. Should such bill not be paid promptly, the same plus reasonable attorney fees and other costs of collection shall become a lien against such property and collectible as such.
B.
Any
person who violates the terms of this section, in addition to paying
the costs of cutting, trimming, removal or alteration, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. The purpose of this section is primarily
to safeguard the health and welfare of this community. Violation hereof
is also deemed to constitute a nuisance.
C.
For
purposes of this section, written notice may be served by certified
or registered mail.
(Prior code § 23-10)
No obstruction or obstacle to cross-visibility in violation of the provisions of Section 12.20.010, excepting fences existing at the time of adoption of this section, shall be deemed to be excepted from the application of Section 12.20.010 because of its being in existence at the time of the adoption hereof.
(Prior code § 23-11)
