Ord 2384 1/22/1968 ORDINANCE NO. A J d
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 29-215 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS TO
PROVIDE CERTAIN STANDARDS OF TRAFFIC VISIBILITY
AND PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS ON
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. That Section 29-215 of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Wichita Falls, be amended by the addition of Paragraph (g)
to read as follows:
(g) On any corner lot or parkway adjacent thereto, a
fence, wall, structure, sign, hedge, tree or obstruc-
tion of any nature erected, planted or maintained so as
to interfere with sight lines at elevations between two
(2) feet and eight (8) feet above the top of the adjacent
roadway curb, or if there be no curb then from the average
street grade, within a triangular area formed by the inter-
section of the adjacent curb lines, or if none exists, the
normal curb lines and a point on each curb line forty-five
(45) feet from the intersection, shall be prima facie
evidence that such fence, wall, structure, sign, hedge,
tree or obstruction of any nature constitutes an obstruc-
tion of any nature constitutes an obstruction to vision
as regards public traffic on the streets.
The triangular area of visibility as provided for herein
is further described and depicted by the drawing at the
end of this paragraph. Any such fence, wall, structure,
sign, hedge, tree or obstruction of any nature erected,
planted or maintained in violation of this paragraph,
shall be removed upon written notice from the Traffic
Engineer, served upon the owner, agent or occupant of the
premises where such obstruction has been erected, planted
or maintained. In the event the obstruction is not re-
moved within ten (10) days after notice, it may be removed
by the City at the expense of the property owner. The
owner, agent or occupant shall be subject to a fine of not
more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars and each day that
such owner, agent or occupant suffers the obstruction to
remain shall be deemed a separate offense. Any building
or structure built in conformance with the building codes
or requirements of the City of Wichita Falls which fall
within this triangular area shall be exempt from the
provisions of this paragraph.
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Section 2. The provisions of this ordinance shall
be included in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall
be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering
system of the Code.
Section 3. The fact that there is presently no ade-
quate provisions to regulate the erection, planting or main-
taining of sight obstructions, creates an urgency and an emer-
gency in the immediate preservation of the public peace, health,
safety, comfort and general welfare, and requires that this
Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 22nd day of January 1968.
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ATTEST:
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