Ordinance No. 051 - Abatement of Hedges, Signs or Other• 0
ORDINANCE NO-_51
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AMEND-
ING THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
A NEW SECTION 330P PERTAINING TO THE ABATE-
MENT OF HEDGES, SIGNS OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS
TO VISIBILITY AT STREET INTERSECTIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
The Rosemead Municipal Code is hereby amended by add-
ing the following Section 3300:
SECTION 3300. REGULATION OF OBSTRUCTIONS AT STREET INTERSECTIO-
(a) On property at any corner formed by intersecting
streets within the City of Rosemead, it shall be unlawful to
install, set out or maintain, or to allow the installation,
setting out or maintenance of, any sign, hedge, shrubbery,
natural growth or other interference to the clear and unob-
structed view, higher than a reference point three (3) feet
above either:
(1) the gutter line at curb return at the applicable
corner of the intersection; or
(2) the nearest pavement surface (where there is no
curl ; or
(3) the existing traveled roadway at the corner in
question (where there is no curb or pavement);
within that triangular area between the property lines and a
diagonal line joining points on the property lines 25 feet
from the points of their intersection, or in the case of
rounded corners, the triangular area between the tangents to
the curve and a diagonal line joining points on said tangents
25 feet from the point of their intersection. The tangents
referred to are those at the beginning and at the end of the
curve at the corner. At any intersection where the property
line coincides with or is less than ten (10) feet from the
roadway the triangular area shall be determined by the inter-
secting points of reference line drawn ten (10) feet from and
parellel to the roadways.
• (b) The foregoing provision shall not apply to perman-
ent buildings public utility poles, sapplings or trees trimmed
(to the trunk] to a line at least six (6) feet above the level
of the reference point as defined in Subsection (a) above, of-
ficial warning signs, or to places where the contour of the
ground is such that there can be no cross-visibility at the
intersection.
(c) The enforcement of this Section shall be under
the direction of the City Administrator or such other person
or officials as may be designated and authorized by the City
Council to enforce the provisions hereof as follows;
(1) the City Administrator shall cause alleged
violations of this code to be investigated forthwith
by the Traffic & Safety Commission.
(2) the City Administrator shall review the report
of such investigation within thirty (30) days and
upon recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission
either authorize the Sheriff to post such notice as is
hereinafter set forth and perform such other duties
to enforce this code as are necessary or shall notify
the said Sheriff, in writing, that no abatement is
necessary.
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(d) The owner of such posted property may appeal de
novo to the City Council of the City of Rosemead and show cause
why said work should not be done or why the time therefor should
be extended. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed
with the'City Clerk of the City within ten (10) days from the
date of posting notice. The said City Council shall hear and
pass upon such appeal, and its determination thereon shall be
final and conclusive.
(e) This ordinance embraces only obstructions to cross
visibility which unreasonably or substantially interfere with
such cross visibility, in areas covered by this ordinance.
(f) Any obstruction maintained in violation of this
Section shall be deemed a nuisance, and upon failure to abate
the same within twenty (20) days after the posting upon the
premises of notice to abate the nuisance, the City Administrator
or his authorized agent may enter upon the premises and remove
or eliminate the obstruction. In such event, the cost to the
City of the abatement of the nuisance shall be a lien upon the
premises provided a claim therefor be filed within the time
and in the manner as prescribed in Section 1193.1 of the Code
of Civil Procedure of this State.
The cost of such abatement shall in addition be a per-
sonal obligation against the owner of the premises upon which
the nuisance was maintained, recoverable by the City in an
action before any court.of competent jurisdiction.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 27th Day of December ,
1960.
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Andersen, Jackman, Lowrey, Phinney.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Stead.
ATTEST:
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