Removal of foliage restricting vision.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 45-17
in effectSec. 45-17. - Removal of foliage restricting vision.
(a) Whenever the traffic engineer shall find a tree, shrub, hedge, or other natural growth of any sort or description located and growing within the boundaries of any public street in the city, which interferes with the vision of automobile drivers driving upon such street, therefore constituting a traffic hazard, he is authorized and directed to cause the traffic hazard to be abated by trimming or removing any such obstruction. If deemed advisable and without materially increasing the danger to the public, the traffic engineer is authorized to give notice to the owner of the abutting property and afford such owner an opportunity to do the work of abating the hazard himself, but the traffic engineer shall never be compelled to await the owner's action in any case where he shall find that the public safety requires the immediate abatement of the hazard.
(b) The mayor is authorized to detail skilled employees of the parks and recreation department or other employees of the city other than classified police officers and fire fighters to assist the traffic engineer in the actual work of abating and removing such traffic hazards and such employees shall perform the work under the direction and supervision of the traffic engineer.
(Code 1968, § 46-24; Ord. No. 07-464, § 12, 4-11-07)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH45TR_ARTIINGE_S45-17REFOREVIFetched: 10/26/2026