[Adopted 1-1-1981 by Ord. No. 80-23-780 as Ch. 132, Art. VIII, of the 1981 Code]
No person shall permit any building, structure,
erection or any part thereof to encroach upon or extend over, under
or into any public street or public place, except as in this article
is permitted and authorized.
The owner of every building, structure or erection,
which, either in whole or in part, encroaches upon or extends over,
under or into any public street or place shall cause such encroachment
to be removed within 10 days after receiving written notice from the
Borough Clerk to do so. Every day that such owner shall fail, refuse
or neglect to comply with such order after the expiration of such
period of 10 days shall constitute a separate and distinct violation
of this section.
No person shall move any building or structure across, along or through any street or public place without obtaining a permit therefor from the Road Superintendent. The fee for such permit shall be as provided in § 230-98. Such permit may contain conditions relating to the manner of removal and the length of time any street or public place may be obstructed, either in whole or in part, and any other regulations for the protection of the street or public places and the public safety or convenience.
No person shall organize or conduct or assist
in the organization or conduct of any parade upon any of the public
streets or public places without obtaining a permit therefor from
the Borough Clerk. The Borough Clerk shall not issue any such permit
until an application therefor shall have been submitted and the issuance
of a permit authorized by a resolution of the Mayor and Council. The
Mayor and Council may, in its discretion, with the advice of the Police
Chief or acting officer, limit the issuance of parade permits to one
per day if, in its opinion, the issuance of more than one for the
same day would be detrimental to the safety and general welfare of
the Borough's citizens. Those to whom a permit is issued shall determine
the order and participants of the parade.
A.
No person shall obstruct or permit the obstruction
of any street or public place by the storage or placing of any building
material or other material or merchandise thereon and permitting the
same to remain longer than is reasonably necessary to convey the same
on or into private property unless a permit therefor shall be obtained
from the Road Superintendent. No permit shall be granted which permits
the use or obstruction of more than 1/3 of the width of the roadway
of such street or public place at any point.
B.
The application for such permit shall state the kind and character of material to be stored or placed in such public street or place, the exact location where the same is to be stored or placed and the maximum length of time that such obstruction shall continue. The Road Superintendent may impose conditions in any permit issued under this section with respect to keeping the sidewalk open for travel, time limitation and any other condition which he shall deem proper in the interest of the public safety and convenience. The fee for such a permit shall be as provided in § 230-98. Such permit shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on or near the material and shall be kept there so as to be readily accessible for inspection.
No cellarway entrance or hoistway shall be constructed in any public street without a permit therefor issued by the Mayor and Council. The fee for such permit shall be as provided in § 230-98. No permit shall be granted for any such cellarway or hoistway which extends into the street more than five feet from the property line. All such cellarway entrances or hoistways shall be covered with steel doors flush with the sidewalk and when opened shall at all times be protected by either guardrails or chains. No such cellarway entrance or hoistway shall remain open so that the sidewalk or street is obstructed for a longer period than is necessary for the reasonable use thereof. All power-operated hoistways shall be equipped with a signal device.
No person shall distribute any posters, cards, pamphlets, circulars or advertisements on the streets or public places except pursuant to a permit issued by the Chief of Police. The fee for such a permit shall be as provided in § 230-98. No permit shall authorize the distribution of such matter generally, and each permit shall be restricted to a particular and specified poster, card, pamphlet, circular or advertisement. No such permit shall remain in force for more than five days.
No person shall erect, or place any sign, show
bill, showboard or billboards in any of the public streets or places,
except such as shall be authorized by this Code or any other ordinances
of the Mayor and Council and pursuant to the provisions thereof.
No person shall place any sign or advertisement
or other matter upon any pole, tree, curb, sidewalk or elsewhere in
any public street or public place, except such as may be authorized
by the Mayor and Council or by law.
No person shall injure, deface, obliterate,
remove, take down or disturb or in any other manner interfere with
or disturb any signboard containing the name of any street or public
place or any bulletin board or sign or notice erected, posted or placed
bearing the name of the Mayor and Council or any officer thereof.
No person shall throw or permit to be thrown
any ashes, garbage, paper or other refuse or waste or other material
upon any street or public place, provided that clean ashes may be
placed upon ice which has formed upon any sidewalk, the same to be
removed as soon as possible.
No person shall throw, drop or place or permit
or aid the throwing, dropping or placing of glass, tacks, nails or
other sharp substance upon any public street or public place.
No person shall remove, displace, break, damage
or change any sign or lights or signals set up or placed in, on or
over any street or public place as a warning of danger or indicating
an excavation or obstruction or showing that any street or public
place is closed to traffic, and no person shall, between the hours
of sunset and sunrise, extinguish any light set up for any of the
purposes aforesaid.
No person shall open any manhole or remove the
cover thereof unless such opening shall be guarded by a guardrail,
which shall be so marked both day and night so as to be plainly seen
at a distance of 50 feet and which guardrail shall be maintained so
long as such manhole shall remain opened or uncovered.
No person shall coast upon any street unless
such street or the portion thereof used for coasting shall be closed
to vehicular traffic. The Mayor and Council may by resolution designate
certain streets or portions thereof upon which coasting will be permitted
at certain times of the day and may direct that such street or portion
thereof shall be closed to vehicular traffic during such hours.
The Road Superintendent may close any street
or public place or section thereof to public traffic for the purpose
of repairing, constructing or reconstructing the same. When any street
or public place or portion thereof is closed, there shall be a sign
at each end of the portion closed, plainly visible to approaching
traffic, reading substantially as follows: "Street Closed-Passing
Forbidden." No person shall drive or cause to be propelled any vehicle
over such street or portion so closed and marked as aforesaid. For
the purpose of this section, a sleigh or sled used for coasting shall
not be construed to be a vehicle.
No person shall place or erect any pole in or
upon any street or public place except pursuant to permission granted
by a resolution adopted by the Mayor and Council.
No utility or other pole shall be placed or
erected on any street or public place unless the same shall be straight
and neat in appearance. No wires shall be run or strung upon any pole
at a distance less than 18 feet from the ground.
