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ENTITLED'AN ORDINANCE PTT,SCRIBING THE MINIMUM OVERHEAD
CLEARANCE OF ALL TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, PALMS AND;.SIMILAR PLANTS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OVERHANGING IN ANY STREET OR SlIP0IALK
IN THE CI TY OF BEAMIONT ; PRES CR IBING THE MINIMUM DI STAN CE - THAT
SUCH TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, PALMS, ETC. MAY BE GROWN FROM THE
CORNER OF ANY BLOCK IN SAID CITY BET?WZ,EN THE SIDE1-fiALK AND THE
CURB; PRESCRIBING THE MINIMUM DISTANCE THAT TREES, SHRUBS, VINES,
PALMS, ETC. MAY BE -GROWN., PLANTED OR CULTIVATED FROM ANY CURB
LINE OF ANY STREET; DECLARING THAT TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, PALMS
AND ALL SIIJILAR PLANTS; OF EVERY DESCRIPTION PLANTED, GROWN OR
CULTIVATED UPON OR ALONG ANY SIDYv"IALK OR PUBLIC tFVAY IN THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, TO BE A NUISANCE;
PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF SUCH NUISANCE AND REPEALING AN ORDINANCE PASSED
BY THE CITY ColiDdISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON THE 8TH DAV_
OF FEBRUARY, 1921, ENTITLED:
"Entitled an Ordinance requiring, the trimming
or pruning of trees, shrubs, vines, palms and
like plants of every description and kind whose
branches"may or are calculated to impede, interfere
with or inconvenience persons in the use of or
their passage upon or along any sidewalk or
public '-aray in the City -of Beannont, providing
for penalties for the violation thereof, -and
providing, further, that the invalidity -of a
part shall not invalidate the whole of said
ordinance."
NOW', THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE. CITY COTMIMISSION
OF THE
CITY OF BEAUDIONT':
Section 1.
That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any tree,
shrub, vine, palm or any similar plant of any description
or kind to be grown, maintained: or cultivated in such a
manner so as any portion of such tree;_shrub, vine, palm,
etc. may overhang or obtrude upon or over any sidewalk
unless there be a full ten (10) foot clearance between the
surface of all portion of such sidewalk and the overhanging
tree, limb, shrub, vine, palm or plant of any description
or kind.
Section 2.
That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any tree,
shrub, vine, palm or any similar plant of any description
or kind to be grown, maintained or cultivated in such a
manner so as any portion of such,. tree, shrub, vine, palm,
etc. may overhang or obtrude upon or over any street or
highway in the City. of Beaumont unless there be a full
twelve (12) foot clearance between the surface of all
portion of such street or highway and the overhanging tree,
limb, shrub, vine, palm or plant of any description or kind.
Section 3.
That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any tree,
shrub, vine, palm, hedge or any similar plant of any des-
cription or kind to be planted, cultivated, grown or
permitted to be planted, cultivated or grown between the
sidewalk and the curb
or ditch line
on any street
or highway
at a lesser distance
than seven and
one-half (71)
feet from
any fire plug in the City of Beaumont.
Provided, however, that all shade trees now row-
ing between the sidewalk and the curb on any public street
or highway in the City of Beaumont, less than_ seven and
one --half ('72) feet from any such fire plug, shall not be
affected by the terms of this Ordinance.
Section 4.
That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any tree,
shrub, vine, palm or any similar plant of any description
or kind to be planted, maintained or cultivated between the
sidewalk and the curb on any public street or highway in
the City of Beaumont at a lesser distance than twenty (20)
feet from the corner of any block on any such public street
or highway such measurements to be computed at the point of
intersection of two lines extended parallel with the curb
line of the streets or avenues intersecting and, causing such
corners.
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Section 5.
Any person, association of. persons,.or corporation
who shall hereafter grow, plant, maintain, or cultivate or
cause to be grown, planted, maintained or cultivated any
tree, shrub, vine, palm, hedge or any similar plant of any
description or kind, whatsoever, within the limits of the
City of BeaLunont in violation of any of the provisions hereof,
shall be deemed guilty of maintaining a nuisance.and upon
conviction shall be fined in any sum, not less than One (51.00)
Dollar or more than One Hundred (J�,100.00) Dollars.
Section 6.
It is further ordained herein that the Ordinance
passed by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont on
-the 8th day of February, 1921, covering the pruning of
trees, shrubs, vines, etc. the preamble of which,is fully
set out in the foregoing pre.- rible to this Ordinance, be and
the same. hereby is -expressly repealed.
PASSED by an affirmative vote of all members of the
City. Commission, this the (p = day of GCe✓ A. D.
1938.
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