[Adopted 7-18-2012 by Ord. No. 4-2012]
A. 
No person shall ride or drive any animal or any motor vehicle over or across any sidewalk in the City, nor operate a bicycle, skateboard, scooter, roller blades, or any self-propelled conveyance upon the sidewalk of any district in the City zoned for commercial use.
B. 
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of conveyances designed and used by disabled persons, so long as the individuals using such conveyances do not exceed the speed of the normal flow of pedestrians using the sidewalks.
No person shall obstruct or interfere with the complete and full use of any sidewalk for pedestrian travel. No person shall unnecessarily and willfully obstruct or interfere with free ingress and/or egress to any building or structure without first obtaining the consent of the owner or lessee thereof.
A. 
Without having first obtained a permit as provided for by the City Code, no person shall:
(1) 
Erect a stand, box or any other structure on the streets or sidewalks to sell or offer for sale therefrom any goods, wares, merchandise or produce;
(2) 
Place any trucks, vehicles or any other thing whatsoever upon the streets or sidewalks and sell therefrom or offer to sell any goods, wares, merchandise and produce;
(3) 
Place goods, wares, merchandises or produce on the streets or sidewalk in connection with any commercial enterprise.
B. 
Exceptions. Merchandise may be displayed on and sold from the sidewalk on such days and between such hours as shall be designated by the City Council or its authorized representative for the purpose of holding of special sidewalk sales, and only such portion of the sidewalk as shall be specified by City Council or its authorized representative may be occupied by such merchandise and/or stands or tables.
C. 
In any district in the City zoned for commercial use, the owner or tenant may display an advertising sign upon the sidewalk which abuts the property with which the advertising sign is associated. The sign may be displayed only during the hours in which the business is open and may not occupy more than 40% of the innermost portion of the width of the sidewalk closest to the building and farthest from the curb, so that the remaining 60% of the sidewalk closest to the curb shall remain open and unobstructed. Such a sign may not exceed four feet in height.
D. 
Subsection A shall not apply to objects placed on the sidewalks by City officials for municipal purposes, such as street signs, utility poles, traffic signals, trash receptacles, fire hydrants, parking meters, planters, mailboxes and similar items.
In all areas of the City, it shall be the responsibility of the owner and lessee, if any, of the abutting property to keep the sidewalk, together with any portion of his/her property paved and used as a sidewalk or public walk, immediately in front of his/her property in good order and repair and, at all times, free and clear of all obstructions to safe and convenient passage, except as otherwise regulated by this article. This shall include keeping and maintaining such sidewalks free and clear of all dirt, trash and similar debris, and maintaining the sidewalk free of any merchandise, signs or unauthorized structure or appurtenance.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding before any Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction of such offense, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 for each day that the violation continues, or to undergo imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both.