A. It is unlawful for any controller of any lot, place or area in the city to plant, construct or maintain upon such lot, place, or area, or public right of way abutting same, any hedge, shrubbery, fence, wall or other sight obstruction of any nature except the bole of a tree and buildings between the heights of three feet (3') and eight feet (8') measured from the elevation at the centerlines of the intersecting streets, where these sight obstructions constitute a traffic hazard as determined by the city engineer or his designee within a vision triangle defined by measuring from the intersection of the edges of two (2) adjacent roadways forty feet (40') along each roadway and connecting the two (2) points with a straight line.
B. When the city engineer or his designee determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that such a traffic hazard exists, the city engineer or his designee shall notify the owner and order that the hazard be removed within fifteen (15) days. (Ord. 2425 §1, 1992: Ord. 2143 §18, 1988: Ord. 1878 §1(part), 1985)