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Page 1 Mp fphhett ORDINANCE NO. 1216 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING SHRUBS AND TREES AT INTERSECTIONS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person within the - City of Prichard to plant, grow or maintain within thirty (30) feet of a street corner, any bush, shrub or flower, which exceeds three (3) feet in height. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person within the City of Prichard to plant, grow or maintain within thirty (30) feet of any street corner any tree, any of the limbs of which are nearer than eight (8) feet to the ground. Section 3. This ordinance is intended for the health and welfare of the citizens of the City of Prichard by providing a clear vision, in a space beginning three (3) feet above the ground and ending eight (8) feet above the ground, and extending back in each direction from street corners for a distance of thirty (30) feet, to persons operating vehicles along the streets of the City of Prichard. Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and may in addition, in the discretion of the court trying the case, be sentenced to imprisénment or hard labor for the City of Prichard for a term not to exceed six (6) months, one or both. Section 5. This ordinance shall have full force and effect upon its approval as required by law. Adopted this 20th day of _ October 1969. APPROVED: i Mayor 7