§ 40-65. Prohibited; penalty.

(a)

No person shall place any fences, boxes, lumber, posts, awnings, signs or any other substance or material whatever nor shall any person allow weeds, bushes, shrubs or other vegetation of any kind to unreasonably obstruct the view of drivers operating motor vehicles traveling any street or alley within the city.

(b)

Whenever the chief of police of the city determines that vision of any street is obstructed as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the city shall notify the property owner in writing of the obstruction and give the person a reasonable time not to exceed two weeks to comply with this article by removing the obstruction.

(c)

If the obstruction is not removed by the owner of the property, the city may remove the structure or obstruction, or part of the structure or obstruction, at the expense of the city, on behalf of the owner of the structure or obstruction, and assess the removal expenses on the property on which the structure or obstruction is located. The assessment fee charged by the city shall be equal to the reasonable cost of the service as charged by contractors in the area plus 25 percent.

(d)

Failure to comply with any provisions of this article is punishable by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1-10. Each day the obstruction remains after the date allowed for removal shall be a separate violation.

(Code 1994, art. 10.700)