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<br />ZONING <br /> <br />~ 106-804 <br /> <br />(e) Trees ill street area. Betore authorizing establishment or maintenance of <br />tree or decorative landscaping, such as lighting or a watering system in a street area. the <br />Building Official must be satisfied that TEX. TRANS. CODE, Chapter 316 has been <br />complied with and also confirm there would be no violation of the provisions relating to <br />visibility triangles <br /> <br />Sec. 106-803. Protective Fencing. <br /> <br />(a) Fences required. Unless otherwise specified in the tree disposition <br />conditions, each protected tree to be preserved must be fenced during development or <br />pre-development activity. <br /> <br />(b) Fence criteria. Unless the tree disposition conditions specify otherwise: <br />1) a six-foot or higher fence must sUlTound each protected tree or group of trees, <br />preventing people, machinery, trash, material. and other items from occupying the area <br />within the protective fencing. 2) The fence must be constructed of durable, highly visible <br />materials suppoT1ed on poles firmly set in the ground. 3) The fence must be able to resist <br />intrusions and impact likely to be encountered on a construction site. 4) The fence may <br />incorporate existing fences or wans as well as temporary fencing. 5) Each fence must <br />display a prominent warning sign. <br /> <br />(c) Trash, storage prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person to use the <br />area within the protective fencing for trash disposal, storage, vehicle parking or any other <br />use that could adversely affect tree roots. <br /> <br />Sec. 106-804. Visibility Triangles. <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful for any person to plant or maintain any plant or ground cover <br />within a visibility triangle, if the plant has a height greater than three feet above the street <br />gutter flow line. It shall be unlawful for any person to plant or maintain a tree, \vhich has <br />branches or foliage within or above a visibility triangle at a height lower than fifteen feet <br />above the street gutter flow line. The City may enter a visibility triangle and remove <br />growths prohibited by this section, and there shall be no liability to others for taking or <br />not taking such action <br />