It shall be unlawful to maintain a fence, sign or other structure, or hedge, tree, shrub or any other form of vegetation on residential property in the city of which causes a visual obstruction to traffic on a public street or highway at an intersection of two (2) or more streets or highways between the heights of two (2) feet and seven (7) feet anywhere in the triangular area formed by the intersection of the curblines and thirty (30) feet back from the intersection along the curbs.

A visual obstruction as used herein shall mean any fence, sign or other structure, or shrub, hedge, tree or other vegetation which alone or collectively prevents a line of sight through such fence, sign or other structure, or shrub, hedge, tree or other vegetation for a width of at least twenty-four (24) inches, except that no single tree with a diameter of six (6) inches or more shall be a cause for violation hereof.

(Code 1970, § 25-37; Ord. No. 1981-15, 7-21-81)

It shall be unlawful for any person to nail, tack, staple, and paste or in any manner attach any sign, notice, bill or other advertising matter or any other attachment to any telegraph, telephone, cable, electric utility pole, file hydrant, other aboveground utility structure or tree in the City of Copperas Cove, Texas.

(Ord. No. 1986-29, § 1(13-4a), 7-15-86)

Editor's note:　 Ordinance No. 1986-29, adopted July 15, 1986, amended Ch. 13 by adding provisions designated as a new § 13-4a. In order to conform to Code format, the editor has incorporated these provisions as a new § 13-4.1.　

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, erect, or place any obstruction or encumbrance, permanent or temporary, on any street, alley, parkway, sidewalk, right-of-way, or other public place in the city, or parts of same, in any manner. Obstructions or encumbrances shall include but not be limited to any of the following privately owned structures:

(1)　　　Permanent or portable basketball goals;

(2)　　　Posts and fences;

(3)　　　All trees, shrubs or bushes over two (2) feet in height above the pavement, and other landscaping structures or ornaments; and

(4)　　　Signs.

(Ord. No. 2002-03, § 1, 4-2-02)