PRUITT v. SANDS

No. 4D11-17.

84 So.3d 1267 (2012)

Henry L. PRUITT and Mary Pruitt, husband and wife, Appellants, v. Vernon G. SANDS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Gitlen , Stuart, for appellants.

Leif J. Grazi , of Grazi & Gianino, LLP, Stuart, for appellee.


WARNER, J.

This dispute involves the question of whether clustered areca palms extending along a side yard between two homeowners is a hedge. If it is, then according to the Martin County Land Development Code, it must be six feet or less in height. If greater, it must comply with the setback requirements. Although the Martin County landscaping ordinance did not define "hedge," the county determined that a hedge was made of shrubs and not trees. Because the palms...

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