Trees, bushes and hedges shall not be permitted to interfere with the free passage of pedestrians along public sidewalks or of vehicles along roadways. Trees, whether on private property or within street lines, shall be kept trimmed by the owner of abutting property so that no branch or twig is less than eight feet above the level of the sidewalk or roadway. Hedges and shrubbery shall be kept trimmed so that no part thereof is closer than six inches to the air corridor above a public sidewalk. Council, however, may permit trees and shrubs in the sidewalk strip where no walkway exists, but all such trees and shrubs shall be removed to conform with this section as soon as Council orders the laying of a paved sidewalk as provided in Chapter 1024.
In accordance with the recommendation of the County Planning Commission, clear sight triangles along the centerlines of intersecting streets shall be maintained for traffic safety. The sides of such triangles shall be at least seventy-five feet, measured along the street centerlines from their point of junction at the intersection. Where hedges, bushes or trees now obscure such view, they shall be pruned to restore clear sight in the air space of such triangles commencing two and one-half feet above the roadway pavement level, and terminating at least eight feet above the ground at the locations of such trees or bushes.
(Ord. 715. Passed 3-8-'71.)