It shall be within the discretion of the Board
of Public Service, in consultation with the Common Council, as to
which sidewalks shall be designated for construction and as to whether
construction of sidewalks be let out to contract or be completed by
the Department of Public Works.
The City Clerk shall maintain a book which records
written complaints made against the City relative to defective sidewalks.
A.Â
Awnings permitted. No person shall hereafter erect
or maintain any awning of any material except cloth, canvas or aluminum
over any sidewalk or other public place in the City without the consent
of the Common Council. All aluminum awnings erected must be painted
a color other than its natural color.
B.Â
Location, support of awnings. All awnings hereafter
constructed or maintained over any sidewalk or other public place
shall be elevated at least seven feet at the lowest part thereof above
the surface of the sidewalk and shall not project more than seven
feet beyond the building and in no event beyond the curb. All such
awnings shall be supported without posts by iron brackets or by iron
frames attached to the building in order at all times to be safe and
to leave the sidewalk wholly unobstructed thereby, and so as to be
lowered or raised with safety and convenience.
C.Â
Removal of awnings. All awnings heretofore or hereafter
erected, constructed or maintained in a manner different from that
specified in this section shall be removed or caused to conform to
the regulations of this section by the owner, agent or person in possession
or control of the building, or part thereof, to which such awning
is attached within five days after notice so to do from the Common
Council.
[Amended 2-16-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
No vehicle having a combined load and vehicle
weight of over 4,000 pounds shall be driven over any sidewalk of the
City without first protecting the sidewalk from damage by planking
or otherwise. In the event any sidewalk damage is done by any such
vehicle, the owner thereof shall be liable to the City for such damage.
The same shall be repaired by the City, and the owner of the vehicle
billed for the cost of such repairs.
A.Â
It shall be the duty of the owner and occupant of
any buildings abutting upon or near to any public street, sidewalk
or place to cause all debris, pigeon manure or otherwise, to be removed
from the sidewalk of such property before 9:00 a.m. of each day.
B.Â
Whenever any owner or occupant of such parcel of real
estate shall fail or neglect to remove such debris as above required,
the Board of Public Service may have such debris removed therefrom
without notice to such owner or occupant, and the cost of such removal,
with an additional charge of 50% thereof for supervision and administration,
shall be billed to the property owner and, if not paid, shall be assessed
against such property, and the same shall be levied, corrected, enforced
and collected in the same manner, by the same proceedings, at the
same time, under the same penalties, and having the same lien upon
the property so assessed as the general City tax and as a part thereof.
A.Â
Removal from sidewalks; duty of owner, occupant. It
shall be the duty of the owner and occupant of each and every parcel
of real estate in the City, abutting or bordering upon any street,
avenue, highway or other public place, to remove or cause to be removed
all snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of or adjacent to such
premises to the full paved width of such sidewalk before 9:00 a.m.
of each day; provided, however, that where footways or sidewalks have
not been paved or duly established, snow and ice shall be removed
to a width of not less than four feet from that portion of the street
or way which is used in common as a footway in such street or way.
B.Â
Use of ashes, sand, similar material. In case the
snow and ice on the sidewalk shall be frozen so hard that it cannot
be removed without injury to the pavement, the owner and occupant
of every parcel of said real estate shall, within the time specified
in the preceding section, cause the sidewalk abutting or adjacent
to such premises to be strewn and to be kept strewn with ashes, sand
or some other suitable material and shall as soon thereafter as the
weather shall permit thoroughly clean such sidewalk.
C.Â
Removal from roofs; duty of owner, occupant. It shall
also be the duty of the owner and occupant of any buildings abutting
upon or near to any public street, sidewalk or place so located that
snow or ice may fall from the roof thereof into or upon such street,
sidewalk or place to cause all snow and ice to be removed from such
roof before 9:00 a.m. of each day or to provide suitable guards so
that the ice or snow shall not be discharged upon the sidewalk.
D.Â
Authority of Department of Public Service to cause
removal; assessment of cost of removal by City. Whenever any owner
or occupant of such parcel of real estate shall fail or neglect to
remove such snow and ice as aforesaid, the Board of Public Service
may have the snow and ice removed therefrom without notice to such
owner or occupant, and the cost of such removal, together with an
additional charge of 50% thereof for supervision and administration,
shall be assessed against such property, and the same shall be levied,
corrected, enforced and collected in the same manner, by the same
proceedings, at the same time, under the same penalties, and having
the same lien upon the property so assessed as the general City tax
and as a part thereof.
[Added 2-16-1999 by Ord. No. 8-1999]
A.Â
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on a
sidewalk, except when in compliance with law or the direction of a
police officer or official traffic control device.
B.Â
In addition to the Police Department, the Code Enforcement
Officer is authorized to issue notices of violations for violations
of this section.
C.Â
Penalties for offenses. The penalty for a violation
of this section shall be a fine of $10.
