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§ 19-7 MARTINSVILLE CODE (b) It shall be unlawful for the operator or driver of any motor vehicle to take delivery of any motor vehicle fuel from a fixed pump or tank in the city at any time when the motor vehicle, or any part thereof, is standing within the lines of any public street of the city. (Code 1971, § 15-14) Sec. 19-8. Guard raft, fence or wall required for dangerous conditions adjacent to street or sidewalk. (a) It shall be the duty of every owner or person occupying or in control of any property abutting on any sidewalk, street or alley to erect a suitable guard rail, fence or wall between such street, alley or sidewalk and any excavations, holes or other dangerous situations or materials which are allowed to remain or be on such property and adjacent to such street, alley or sidewalk. (b) Each day that a violation of this section is allowed to continue after notice from the director of public works or chief of police shall constitute a separate offense. (Code 1971, § 15-22) Sec. 19-9. Barbed wire fences or other hazardous barriers along or on street or sidewalk. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain along or on any street or sidewalk of the city any barbed wire fence or other type of fence, fixture or barrier which is hazardousto persons using the street or sidewalk. (b) Each day that a violation of this section continues after notification' by the city manager to remove such fence, fixture or barrier shall constitute a separate offense. (Code 1971, § 15-12) Sec. 19-10. Trees on streets or sidewalks. (a) Shade trees may be planted along a sidewalk pursuant to a permit issued by the director of public works and at such points as he shall designate, but no cottonwood, poplars and silver maples shall be planted along any sidewalk within the city. (b) No person shall Cut, trim, deface or injure in any manner or remove any tree on the streets, sidewalks or other public property in the city, unless permission in writing is obtained from the director of public works. Upon such permission being granted, the Cutting, trimming or removal shall be done in accordance with such regulations and instructions as may be given by the director of public works. The person obtaining such a permit shall pay to the city the actual cost of the city representative in supervising the cutting, trimming or removal of the tree. (Code 1971, § 15-8) Cross reference--Damaging street trees generally, § 19-29. Sec. 19-11. Shrubbery or tree limbs extending from private property across side- walk or right-of-way or obstructing vision at intersection. The owner or occupant of any lot adjacent to any paved sidewalk, public right-of-way or street intersection within the city shall not permit thereon any-shrubbery or tree limbs which 1126