Ord G-390(09-61) ORDINANCE NO. G.-~90.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTIONS
25-18 AND 23-19, REPEALING 25-20,
AND RENUMBER1NG 25-21 OF THE CITY'S
CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO'
THE HEIGHT OF HEDGES, SHRUBS, WALLS
AND OTHER STRUCTURES.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, has determined that the City's Code of Ordinances
pertaining to the height of hedges, shrubs, walls and other
structures at or near intersections must be clarified in
the interest of public safety,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That section 23-18 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach is amended to read as follows:
"Hedges, sh~ubs,...w~ll~ and structures-maximum
Height permitted
(a) No tree, hedge or shrub shall be planted, and no
wall or structure of any kind which would ob-
struct vision shall be erected nearer than five
feet to the edge of the pavement of the
traveled part of any street or highway. This does
not include alleys.
(b) No tree, hedge or shrub which may normally be
expected to attain a height in excess of three
feet may be planted, and no wall or structure
of any kind which would obstruct vision may be
erected higher than three feet at any intersection
in a triangle formed as follows: two legs of the
triangle are formed by the intersecting edges of
the pavements and are each forty feet in length
measured from the point of intersection, the
third leg is formed by connecting the ends of
the first two legs by a straight diagonal line.
(c) Authority for the inspection, approval and direction
of all plantings or erection of structures in
accordance with the foregoing stipulations of this
paragraph is hereby vested in the Director of
Public Works, who shall also have authority to
alter the above stipulations, if necessary, to
provide a safe distance of unobstructed vision at
intersections."
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SECTION 2. That section 23-19 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach is amended to read as follows:
The city may, after giving such owner five days to
correct any violation hereunder trim such hedge or shrub to
the proper height and assess the cost thereof against the
property on which such hedge or shrub is planted.
SECTION 3. That section 23-20 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. That section 23-21 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach is hereby renumbered to 23-20.
PASSED A/~D ADOPTED this this 2?thday of February, ,,,
1961.
ATTEST: ~
Second Reading F,e.,b.. 27,.. 1961
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Affidavit of Publication
THE DELRAY BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL
Published Weekly
Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PALI~ BEACH
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News-Journal is a newspaper published at Delray
Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, and
that the said newspaper has heretofore been eon-
tinuously published in said Palm Beach County,
Florida, each Thursday and has been entered as
second class mail matter at the post office in
Delray Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Flor-
ida, for a period of one year next preceding the
first publication of the attached copy o?~1~_ er-
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Notary Public, St'ate of Florida at Large
My Commission Expires Nov. 6, 1964