§ 13.12.190. Sight obstruction prohibited when—Notice to remove—Failure to comply.

A.

It is unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed or maintained, either temporarily or permanently, any sign, card, poster, pennant, banner, bush, tree, hedge or other obstruction:

1.

On private property within twenty-five feet of any street intersection so as to interfere with traffic visibility at the intersection and at no time higher than thirty inches above the crown of the adjacent roadway;

2.

On private property in such a manner as to interfere with traffic visibility of any driver using an authorized driveway, alley or roadway;

3.

Within the right-of-way of any street within the area of the metropolitan government;

B.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be notified by the traffic and parking commission that the offending sight restriction shall be removed within fifteen days after notification;

C.

If the sight restriction is not removed within fifteen days after notification, the traffic and parking commission shall remove said sight restriction, either with metro forces or by normal metro contract procedures, and the expense incurred by metropolitan government in removing the restrictions shall be a debt owed to metropolitan government by the owner of the property in violation and shall be recoverable in an action brought by the metropolitan government.

(Ord. 92-398 § 1, 1992; prior code § 27-1-208)