[Ord. 6112-4, 12/6/1961, § 1; as amended by Ord. 122, 6/13/1968, § 1]
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation, owning or leasing real estate in the Borough of Gettysburg, may place and maintain flower boxes, with plants therein not of a noxious variety, upon or extending over the sidewalk abutting upon such real estate, so long as such flower boxes do not extend more than two feet from the wall of the building to which they are attached over the public sidewalk.
[Ord. 6112-4, 12/6/1961, § 2; as amended by Ord. 122, 6/13/1968, § 1]
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation placing flower boxes upon or extending over public sidewalks shall maintain them in a good state of order, security and preservation so as not to constitute a nuisance, hazard or litter to or upon sidewalks or footwalks.
[Ord. 2/7/1905, § 2; as amended by Ord. 5/21/1914; by Ord. 104, 6/13/1968, § 1; by Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; and by Ord. 1166-94, 8/8/1994]
1. 
No person shall obstruct any sidewalk except as permitted by subsections (1) and (2) of this Section or by other Sections of this Part of Chapter 21 of the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Gettysburg.
2. 
Any merchant or other person engaged in business may occupy the innermost portion of the sidewalk directly adjacent to the property line of such business with displays of merchandise.
3. 
Outdoor dining areas shall obtain an annual permit and comply with the provisions in Part 11 of Chapter 13 of the Borough Code of Ordinances, Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations, Outdoor Dining Areas.
[Amended Ord. 1429-15, 5/11/2015]
4. 
No person shall obstruct the free flow of water in any gutter.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
Any person, owner, corporation or otherwise desiring to place a vending machine on the outside of their property, which machine would extend into the sidewalk right-of-way, must first apply to the Borough Manager for a permit. Such application shall include the type of machine, product to be dispensed, actual location on the property proposed, and its overall dimensions.
In granting said permit the Borough Manager shall consider the need for such machine in the area, the extent to which it may interfere with pedestrian traffic, and whether or not it detracts from the appearance of the immediate neighborhood. Applications for vending machines in the Historic District must meet the approval of the Historical Architectural Review Board.
[Ord. 2/7/1905, § 8; as amended by Ord. 4/10/1911, § 1; by Ord. 3/5/1928, § 1; by Ord. 6264, 6/4/1962; and by Ord. 104, 6/13/1968, § 2]
No step, platform, porch enclosure, opening for cellar or cellar door, or similar obstruction shall be erected, built or placed which shall extend into any alley and no step, platform, porch, enclosure, or similar obstruction shall be erected, built or placed so as to extend into any pavement or sidewalk for a greater distance than four feet from the property or building line on streets (other than Lincoln Square) where the street is of the width of 66 feet or more, and on streets of less than 66 feet in width, no such obstruction shall extend into any pavement or sidewalk for a greater distance than three feet from the property or building line and in no case shall any such obstruction (other than on Lincoln Square) extend into any pavement or sidewalk to such distance as to prevent there being four feet of clear space for the passage of pedestrians on the pavement or sidewalk. On Lincoln Square no such obstruction shall be erected, built or placed so as to hinder access to, or unreasonably obstruct the view of, any sidewalk for a greater distance than eight feet from the property or building line and in no case shall any such obstruction extend into the pavement or sidewalk to such a distance as to prevent there being 12 feet of clear space for the passage of pedestrians on such pavement or sidewalk.
No porch shall extend into the pavement beyond the building line on Carlisle, Baltimore, Chambersburg or York Streets within one block of Lincoln Square.
No cellar door or entrances into cellars shall be raised above the level of the pavement or sidewalk, nor be allowed to remain open after dark.
[Ord. 2/7/1905, § 9; as amended by Ord. 4/10/1911, § 1; and by Ord. 104, 6/13/1968, § 3]
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm or corporation to erect, set up or reset any bulk, jut or bay window in the first story of any building, which shall project beyond the building line of any street, and any such window erected on any story above the first shall not extend-beyond the building line more than 30 inches.
[Ord. 911-76, 3/9/1976, § 1]
If it is determined by the Building Official that it is impractical for structural reasons, or impossible for any other reason, or if it is determined to be undesirable for historical reasons by the Historical Architectural Review Board, to tear down and rebuild the front wall of an existing building, the Building Official may issue a building permit for construction entailing an encroachment on a street up to a distance of not more than five inches beyond the street line for the purpose of refacing the front of such building.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1236-99, 12/13/1999, § 1]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part 2C shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000; and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this Part 2C continues shall constitute a separate offense.