§ 94-6. Obstruction of public rights-of-way.

(a)

An owner or occupant of any premises commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly allows or permits any tree, shrub, vine, plant, lumber, boxes, posts or other objects of any description to be grown, cultivated or maintained in such a manner so that any portion overhangs, obtrudes, obstructs or exists upon or over any public right-of-way in such a manner as to block the vision of the operator of a motor vehicle on a public street.

(b)

In any prosecution authorized by this section, it shall be presumed that the premises owner or occupant intentionally or knowingly committed the offense if the director of planning and community development personally serves him with notice of the obstruction or if ten days elapse after the director mails to him notice of the obstruction by regular U.S. mail without the condition being corrected.

(c)

An offense under this section is punishable in accordance with section 1-14.

(Code 1967, § 18-67; Ord. No. 2188, § 2, 3-24-77)