6197-97ORDINANCE NO. 6197-97
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER. FLORIDA
AMENDING SECTION 20.35 TO REQUIRE CERTAIN
MAINTENANCE OF THE SIDEWALK PORTION OF RIGHT-OF-
WAY BY ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is advisable to amend Section 20.35, Code of Ordinances, to require
maintenance of the sidewalk portion of street rights-of-way by adjacent property owners in order
to assure safety and convenience of sidewalk users; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 20.35, Code of Ordinances, is amended to read:
Sec. 20.36 Prohibited accumulations.
(2) On abutting rights-of-way. The owner of any real property abutting any dedicated
right-of-way In the city shall be required to keep such right-of-way in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times by keeping it free from weeds and trash of all kinds and by keeping the
grass mowed. In mowing the grass in the area designated in this section, the property owner
shall cut the grass in such a manner that the grass as mowed does not extend over the sidewalk,
bicycle path, curbline or edge of pavement of an improved right-of-way by more than four inches.
In addition to the above reaulrements, the propertyowner shall keep the sidewalk portion of the
right-of-way clear of trees shrubs and other vegetation and provide a height clearance of at
least eight feet from the sidewalk pavement measured vertically from the pavement surface.
Exceptions to the required clearance of eight feet may be made for trees deemed by the Urban
Forester to have environmental significance. Trimming. in excess of 30 percent or removal of
trees will require a permit as specified in Chapter 52, Tree Protection, of the City Code.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING October 2, 1997
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL December !+ 1
READING AND ADOPTED AS AMENDED J.
Rita Garvey, Mayor-Comm
Appr ed as to fo Attest:
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Leslie K. Douga I-Sid Cynt E. Goudeau
Assistant City Attome City Clerk
Ordinance No. 6197.97