(A) Unobstructed vision for traffic safety shall be strictly and solely maintained by the property owner and occupant on all corner lots regardless of the zone classification with reference to any vehicle, trailer, sign, fence, ornament, hedge, shrub, tree, display, or any other obstruction, but not including buildings. No such obstruction to view between three and eight feet above the gutter line shall be placed or maintained within the clear sight triangle which is a triangular area at the street corner, which area is bounded by:
(1) The curb lines of a street intersection and a line extended to the curb lines connecting points on the property lines 25-feet distant from the intersection of the property lines of the corner lot in such street intersection; or
(2) The curb lines of an intersection and line connecting points 35-feet distant from the corner of the intersection and such corner is determined by projecting the curb lines out to a specific point, whichever is lesser.
(B) It shall be the sole duty of the property owner and occupant of all corner lots to comply with the provisions of this section, and the failure to do so by the property owner or occupant shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by the fine set forth in § 8-1-3-99(A).
(C) Any owner and occupant of all corner lots failing to comply with the provisions of this section, shall be liable unto the city for any claim or demand made upon the city which arises from, either directly or indirectly, the erection of, or failure to maintain, any vehicle, trailer, sign, fence, ornament, hedge, shrub, tree, or display which obstruct the clear sight triangle, or which hides or obscures any official traffic control device, railroad sign or signal.
(D) The section shall be enforced by Integrated Development Ordinance Enforcement Officers.
('74 Code, § 9-5-10.14C-D) (Ord. 65-1974; Am. Ord. 69-1979; Am. Ord. 2016-011; Am. Ord. 2017-025)