(A) Within the area described in § 13-127, and except as provided in subsection (B), it shall be unlawful to install, set out or maintain, or to allow the installation, setting out or maintenance of any sign, hedge, shrubbery, tree, natural growth or other obstruction of any kind which obstructs cross visibility at a level between 30 inches and ten feet above the level of the center of the adjacent intersection.
(B) The provisions of subsection (A) shall not apply to:
(1) Permanent buildings;
(2) Existing grades which by reason of natural topography exceed 30 inches above the level of the center of the adjacent intersection, provided that no obstruction to cross visibility not specifically excepted by this division shall be installed, set out or maintained on any existing grade which is more than 30 inches but less than 72 inches above the level of the center of the adjacent intersection;
(3) Trees having limbs and foliage trimmed in such manner that no limbs or foliage extend into the area between 30 inches and ten feet above the level of the center of the adjacent intersection;
(4) Fire hydrants, public utility poles, street markers and traffic-control devices.
(1989 Code, § 13-128) Penalty, see §§ 1-16 et seq.