(A) Any condition maintained in violation of this section is hereby deemed a public nuisance, and, in addition to any other remedy or enforcement option available under the law, the city may pursue the abatement of the condition as provided under Chapter 96 of this code.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, or corporation to allow a tree, tree limb, or tree branch to be lower than 14 feet above the surface of any street, avenue, or alley within the jurisdiction of the city.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, or corporation to allow a tree, tree limb, or tree branch to be lower than eight feet above the surface of any sidewalk within the jurisdiction of the city.
(D) Property owners shall maintain a driver's line of sight zone parallel to the roadway for a horizontal distance of 15 feet from the edge of the roadway and a vertical clearance that extends from three feet above the surface of the roadway to eight feet above the curb line. Trees growing in the driver's line of sight zone shall be at least ten feet from other trees in the driver's line of sight zone.
(E) Property owners shall maintain a driver's line of sight zone at all corners of street-to-street intersections. The driver's line of sight zone shall be in the shape of a horizontal triangle created by measuring 25 feet from the intersection in perpendicular directions along the curb line or edge of the roadway. The driver's line of sight zone shall have a vertical clearance that extends from three feet above the surface of the roadway to eight feet above the curb line.
(‘68 Code, § 25-7) (Am. Ord. 02-2012-04, passed 2-14-12; Am. Ord. 11-2018-96, passed 11-27-18) Penalty, see § 99.99