[R.O. 2011 § 505.010; R.O. 2009
§ 54.002; CC 1981 § 24-2]
All utility stop boxes or attachments
or any other device in the sidewalks of the City shall be at the same
level of the sidewalk in which it is located. It shall be unlawful
for any person to own or control such device which is not on the same
level as the sidewalk.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.030; R.O. 2009
§ 54.004; CC 1981 § 24-7]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to attach in any way a sign, poster, bill, banner or any other material
or thing to any standard or any part of the supports for the street
lights along Main Street from First Capitol Drive to Clark Street
without first securing the permission of the City Engineer by presenting
a written petition stating in detail an exact description of the sign,
poster, bill, banner or other material or thing to be attached and
an explanation of the manner and place of attachment. Except as provided
above, it shall be unlawful to post any sign or advertisement of any
nature on any tree or public utility pole in or along any street or
sidewalk in the City.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.040; R.O. 2009
§ 54.005; CC 1981 § 24-8]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to remove, tear up, deface or otherwise destroy, injure or alter any
bridge, culvert or crosswalk of the City without having lawful authority
to do so from the City Council.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.050; R.O. 2009
§ 54.006; CC 1981 § 24-9; Ord. No. 3725, 2-26-1970; Ord. No. 3790, 9-23-1970; Ord.
No. 72-49, 7-5-1972; Ord. No. 89-72, 5-4-1989; Ord. No. 95-120, 5-2-1995]
A. Ingress and egress to property from public
streets shall be made only upon a properly constructed driveway. In
accordance with the specifications on file in the office of the Director
of Public Works, curbs shall be constructed of cast-in-place concrete
and sidewalks and driveways shall be constructed of cast-in-place
concrete or concrete pavers.
B. The City Engineer, upon the written application of a property owner, may grant a temporary variance from the requirements of Section
505.280(A) pertaining to the width and fall of sidewalks.
C. The City Engineer, upon the written application of a property owner, may grant a temporary variance from the requirements of Subsection
(A) relative to driveways being constructed of concrete and permit a temporary driveway constructed of asphalt when the subject property does not have, and is not required to have, sidewalks and the abutting property does not have sidewalks.
D. The temporary variances authorized in Subsections
(B) and
(C) of this Section may be terminated by the City Engineer at such time as sidewalks are planned or constructed on properties abutting the property for which temporary variances were granted. When a temporary variance is terminated, the property owner shall, within sixty (60) days, construct sidewalks or driveways in accordance with Section
505.280(A) and Subsection
(A) of this Section.
E. Properties which have asphalt driveways
prior to September 23, 1970, may be repaired, overlayed or seal-coated.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.060; R.O. 2009
§ 54.007; CC 1981 § 24-10; Ord. No. 3725, 2-26-1970]
It shall be the duty of the owner
of any lot, tract or parcel of ground abutting upon or laying adjacent
to any public street within the City to level or fill the space between
the curbstone and the sidewalk with suitable soil or dirt to grow
grass. Such parkway shall be sowed in grass and shall be kept mowed
and in good condition by the abutting property owner.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.070; R.O. 2009
§ 54.008; CC 1981 § 24-11; Ord. No. 3725, 2-26-1970; Ord. No. 88-6, 1-20-1988]
It shall be unlawful to surface or pave any parkway within the City with asphalt, seal-coat, concrete, rock, gravel or any similar material, except as may be authorized by the Director of Public Works. Planting of trees and shrubs in the parkway is regulated by Chapter
225 of this Code.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.080; R.O. 2009
§ 54.009; CC 1981 § 24-12]
No water from any downspout or from
any gutter or drain from any building or premises shall be permitted
to drain or run onto the surface of any sidewalk or cross the same,
unless it be made to pass through conduits, drains or pipes placed
beneath the surface of the sidewalk.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.090; R.O. 2009
54.010; CC 1981 § 24-13]
Every person who shall, within the
City, erect or set up, or cause to be erected or set up, or in case
the same is already erected, upon due notice by the Chief of Police
or City Engineer, shall not remove within three (3) days any lamppost,
sign, pole or any other thing on any street or sidewalk, or who shall
suspend any awning, sign or other thing extending over any sidewalk
beyond the outline of such sidewalk, or less than eight (8) feet,
six (6) inches in height above the pavement without first having obtained
permission of the City Building Commissioner specifying the thing
to be put up or suspended shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
Such permission may be revoked by the City Council at any time and
after due notice of such action by the City Building Commissioner,
any person violating any of the provisions of this Section, or failing
to remove any such obstruction on notice of such revocation, shall
be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation as if such permission had
never been given; provided that movable awnings made of cloth or canvas,
put up or placed by permission of the City Building Commissioner,
shall, when lowered, be not less than seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet,
in the clear, above the sidewalk. It shall be unlawful to erect or
maintain any awning which is less than seven (7) feet above the street
or sidewalk.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.100; R.O. 2009
§ 54.012; CC 1981 § 24-14.1; Ord. No. 87-67, 4-18-1987; Ord. No. 03-122, 5-27-2003]
A. Any person, firm or corporation to whom
a building, demolition, or grading permit has been issued shall remove
at least twice each working day any mud, dirt, sticky substance, litter
or foreign matter of any kind carried into or deposited upon any public
street or public sidewalk of the City by any vehicle or by the wheels
of any vehicle entering or leaving the site of the project for which
the building, demolition or grading permit was issued. The removal
shall be performed once prior to noon and once at the end of the working
day.
B. Any landowner involved in building construction,
demolition or grading shall remove at least twice each working day
any mud, dirt, sticky substance, litter or foreign matter of any kind
carried into or deposited upon any public street or public sidewalk
of the City by any vehicle or by the wheels of any vehicle entering
or leaving the site of the project of building construction, demolition
or grading. The removal shall be performed once prior to noon and
once at the end of the working day.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.110; R.O. 2009
§ 54.013; CC 1981 § 24-19]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to expose or offer any merchandise or other property for show or sale
by auction or otherwise upon any street, sidewalk or public place
without first having obtained permission of the City Council upon
written application therefor, specifying the purpose, location and
length of time for which such permission is requested.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.120; R.O. 2009
§ 54.014; CC 1981 § 24-20]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to throw or scatter any bottles, tacks, scraps of iron or other metal,
stones, glass or any other substance, likely or liable to cause injury
or damage to the tires of motor vehicles, upon the streets of this
City.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.130; R.O. 2009
§ 54.015; CC 1981 §§ 24-21 — 24-22; Ord. No. 09-91, 5-15-2009]
A. Bonfires On Streets And Sidewalks. It shall
be unlawful for any person to kindle or maintain any bonfire on any
street or sidewalk in the City.
B. Flying Kites And The Like On Streets. It shall be unlawful for any person to fly any balloon
or kite in or along the streets and sidewalks of the City except that
a person may fly a balloon or kite in a cul-de-sac, eyebrow or alley.
C. Playing Ball On Streets. It shall be unlawful
for any person to play baseball, football or any game of ball or engage
in throwing and catching balls on any streets of the City except that
a person may play baseball, football or any game of ball in a cul-de-sac,
eyebrow or alley.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.140; R.O. 2009
§ 54.016; CC 1981 § 24-25; Ord. No. 89-17, 1-19-1989]
No underground sprinkler system or
underground irrigation system shall be installed on any street right-of-way.
[R.O. 2011 § 505.150; Ord. No. 10-219 § 1, 10-26-2010]
Upon annexation of property containing a street, such street shall be petitioned for acceptance as a public street in accordance with Sections
505.330 and
505.340.