[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Española as Ch. 86, Art. I, of the Code of Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, maintain,
place or leave any structure, fence, post or other object upon any
public way.
[Amended 11-19-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
All trees, shrubs, etc., shall be trimmed to a minimum height
of 10 feet above any sidewalk, street, etc. The clear sight triangle
shall remain free of any obstacle or structure between three feet
and 10 feet above street level.
It shall be unlawful to either:
A.
Hinder, annoy, or molest persons passing along any street, sidewalk,
crosswalk, or other public way; or
B.
Loiter, sit, or stand around or at the entrance of any church, public
hall, theater, public building, or other place of public assemblage
in any manner so as to unreasonably obstruct such entrance.
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct or maintain
any awning or canopy over or across any sidewalk within the City at
any point lower than eight feet from the surface of the sidewalk.
[Amended 11-19-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep a stand for the
sale of any item within 10 feet of any public way or to do anything
to draw a crowd so as to interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
provided, however, that upon written application to the City Council
by the vendor, the City Council, in its discretion, may allow such
stand to be operated.
It shall be the duty of all occupants of premises within the
City, under penalty of law, to keep the sidewalk in front of such
premises free and clear of all obstructions at all times; except that
when loading or unloading goods, such occupant may temporarily occupy
such a portion of the sidewalk as is necessary, provided that a passageway
is left open at all times.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a City employee
acting within the scope of his duties, to plant trees or shrubbery
in or upon any public grounds within the City or to remove, cut down,
trim or otherwise alter the same.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, association, corporation,
either private or public, or any entity whatsoever, including acequia
and community ditch associations, or political subdivisions of the
state, to allow irrigation water to drain on or along the side of
any road or highway within the territorial boundaries of the City,
causing damage to the surface of the highway, whether it is paved
or unpaved.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow to stand upon any ditch
bank for a period of more than 24 hours any rubbish removed from any
irrigation ditch.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sprinkle, throw, deposit
or allow to flow any water upon any graded street within the City
without permission from the City Manager.
It shall be unlawful for any person to write, print, letter,
draw, place or affix any advertisement, announcement or design upon
any public way within the City.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place injurious substances
or throw or deposit or place any glass, bottles, nails, tacks, hoops,
wire, cans or any other material or substances upon any public streets,
alleys or other public places, which cause or which are likely to
cause injury to any person, animal or vehicle traveling upon such
public street, alley or public place.
