What is the setback requirement for hedges? At Waialae Avenue, between 15th and 13th avenues, there are a lot of shrubs growing into the public sidewalk area. To me, it's a traffic hazard. Public sidewalks should
remain clear of hedgesBasically, hedges/shrubbery, etc. cannot encroach public sidewalks. If there is any encroachment, property owners can be cited under the city's sidewalk ordinance and told to cut the brush back. If owners don't do the job, then city crews will do the job and the owners will be billed, said William Deering, head of the Building Department's housing code section.
Following your complaint, "we issued some citations to corner lots in that area," he said. But it's beyond the department's jurisdiction if the hedges are within private property. If you believe the hedges are too high or overgrown, thus obstructing traffic, Deering said to call police or the city Transportation Services Department.
Such obstruction is covered under the traffic code and pertains only to corner lots, he said. But there is no code that covers hedges/trees that intrude on private property. That would have to be worked out between neighbors, with the ultimate recourse probably a lawsuit.
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