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100 ft of Bushes adjacent to two municipal streets (Lagoon Ln and 120th) block the view of the stop sign. Especially for people with disabilities who ride adaptive bikes that sit lower to the ground.
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Q. What is the Issue or Complaint?
A. What does the municipal and or county code say about distance for bushes adjacent to public road ways and also their maximum height of those such bushes? I suspect that they are out of code and either should be removed because of the distance to the road (zero feet). If there is not a code that states a minimal distance, there is one that states maximum height. For the safety of residents and visitors including people with disabilities, this should be made code compliant.
A. What does the municipal and or county code say about distance for bushes adjacent to public road ways and also their maximum height of those such bushes? I suspect that they are out of code and either should be removed because of the distance to the road (zero feet). If there is not a code that states a minimal distance, there is one that states maximum height. For the safety of residents and visitors including people with disabilities, this should be made code compliant.
27 Comments
Administration (Verified Official)
Building and Code Enforcement (Registered User)
Code Enforcement inspected this area on 05-30. There is no address of 12007 Lagoon Ln. The stop signs at Lagoon Ln and 120th Ave are not obscured, however, the stop sign on Lagoon Ln at 121st Ave is covered by the hedge.
Code enforcement mailed a Courtesy Notice to the owner in Nevada to trim the hedge within ten days (06-11).
Public Works will clear enough to ensure the stop sign is visible for the safety of the motorist. The owner is still responsible for the majority of the hedge.
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Building and Code Enforcement (Registered User)
City of Treasure Island Regulations
Sec. 72-3. - Planting in rights-of-way or near utilities.
(a) It shall be unlawful to plant trees, bushes and/or hedges with deep or widespread root systems over, upon or within ten feet of the paved portion of the city owned rights-of-way or easements. It shall also be unlawful to plant trees, bushes and/or hedges with deep or widespread root systems within ten feet of any city-owned underground sewer lines.
Sec. 68-458. - Garden walls, fences and hedges.
(b) Front yard. Decorative walls, fences and hedges within the required front yard shall not exceed 36 inches above finished grade. Chain link type fences are specifically prohibited in front yards.
We will be notifying through the code enforcement process the property owners along Lagoon Lane with tall hedges
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Building and Code Enforcement (Registered User)
Code Enforcement inspected this area on 05-30. There is no address of 12007 Lagoon Ln. None of the stop signs at Lagoon Ln and 120th Ave are obscured, however, the stop sign on Lagoon Ln at 121st Ave is covered by the hedge.
Code enforcement mailed a Courtesy Notice to the owner in Nevada to trim the hedge within ten days (06-11).
Sec. 72-3. - Planting in rights-of-way or near utilities.
(a) It shall be unlawful to plant trees, bushes and/or hedges with deep or widespread root systems over, upon or within ten feet of the paved portion of the city owned rights-of-way or easements. It shall also be unlawful to plant trees, bushes and/or hedges with deep or widespread root systems within ten feet of any city-owned underground sewer lines.
These bushes do not have deep or wide-spreading root systems.
There is a photo showing the 120th A stop sign is not blocked
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
So it is nearly 30 days and they have not been trimmed. What next?
Now for 120th. Have your code enforcement drive north on Lagoon Lane and the bushes on the right hand side are 5 ft tall before 120th and extend onto Lagoon Lane 9as seen in your own photo). And yes those types of bushes do have both deep and wide spreading systems that is how they do well in a sandy environment. In addition, you also have storm water drains in that area.
It is 100% safety concern because a pedestrian is not able to move out of the street of traffic when a car passes. They would be trapped and we all know how nearly 90% of the automobiles do not come to a complete stop at each of the stop signs on Lagoon Ln.
クローズド Building and Code Enforcement (Registered User)
There is a 15 foot wide right of way on Lagoon Lane. A pedestrian sidewalk cannot be established on this roadway because of the limited width.
I have reported your concern about vehicles not stopping at the Lagoon - 120 A and 121A intersections to the police dept.
Reopened An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
If the hedges by 121st gave not been trimmed, why are you closing this?
As far as 120th those hedges extend into the roadway. Why wouldn't they be required to be trimmed back off of the roadway?
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
We are now at 106 days and yet none of the hedges have been trimmed down to 36 inches along Lagoon Ln. As stated in the regulation below.
City of Treasure Island Regulations
Sec. 68-458. - Garden walls, fences and hedges.
(b) Front yard. Decorative walls, fences and hedges within the required front yard shall not exceed 36 inches above finished grade. Chain link type fences are specifically prohibited in front yards.
Would one of your code enforcement officers like to join me with a tape measure? I will be happy to go up and down Lagoon Lane with them.
Building and Code Enforcement (Registered User)
This has been submitted to the public works dept in a work order for the 119, 120, and 121 block of Lagoon Lane to trim vegetation down to 36 inches
Please provide the address(es) of the chain link type fence location in the front yard.
Building and Code Enforcement (Registered User)
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PWD-SB (Verified Official)
クローズド Code Enforcement Officer (Registered User)
Reopened An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
There has been no results or trimming of hedges taller than 36" from your courtesy notices to residents along Lagoon Lane.
As the code reads,
Sec. 68-458. - Garden walls, fences and hedges.
(b) Front yard. Decorative walls, fences and hedges within the required front yard shall not exceed 36 inches above finished grade. Chain link type fences are specifically prohibited in front yards.
This has now been open 8 months with no results. Either it is a violation of code or it is not and there are fragrant violations along Lagoon Ln. By not enforcing the code or using your discretion on what codes to enforce, it is the example of the Black Swamp on the municipal level.
Why are you closing when they are still in violation? Either do your job or find other employment.
If you close again without justification that all violations have been cleared, then a complaint on the enforcement officer will be made.
I will be happy to support you by bringing a yard stick and meeting you and we can measure together.
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
クローズド Code Enforcement Officer (Registered User)
Reopened An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
When was the administration waiver granted and post the actual administrative waiver with names and signatures who granted?
With the horrific bicycle accident that occured between a bicyclist and the Madeira Bch garbage truck that occured a few days ago, a waiver may be a very poor choice in judgement and any attorney in Florida will hold the grantor of the waiver as well as the City of Treasure Island liable when an accident does occur.
If you decide to close this again without the proper action, I will raise this to the county and state level. They will have access to see who closed this without a subpoena.
It is now 365 days, do what you are paid to do by mine and other property owners.
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Code Enforcement Officer (Registered User)