No person shall encroach upon or in any way obstruct or encumber any street, alley, sidewalk, public grounds or land dedicated to public use, or any part thereof, or permit such encroachment or encumbrance to be placed or remain on any public way adjoining the premises of which he is the owner or occupant, except as provided in §
321-19.
The prohibition of §
321-18 shall not apply to the following:
A. Signs or clocks attached to buildings which project not more than
six feet from the face of such building and which do not extend below
any point 10 feet above the sidewalk, street or alley.
B. Awnings which do not extend below any point seven feet above the
sidewalk, street or alley.
C. Public utility encroachments duly authorized by state law or the
Village Board.
D. Goods, wares, merchandise or fixtures being loaded or unloaded which
do not extend more than three feet on the sidewalk, provided such
goods, wares, etc., do not remain thereon for a period of more than
two hours.
E. Temporary encroachments or obstructions authorized by permit under §
321-20.
F. Excavations and openings permitted under Article
III, Excavations and Openings, of this chapter.
In addition to any other penalty imposed, if the owner or occupant
of the premises adjoining any unlawfully obstructed sidewalk shall
refuse or neglect to remove such obstruction, the Village Clerk/Treasurer
shall enter such cost on the next annual tax roll as a special charge
against the property abutting such obstructed sidewalk, and such sum
shall be levied and collected as other special taxes against real
estate.
The penalty for violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be a penalty as provided in §
1-3 of the Village Code.