[CC 1989 §7-1]
No person shall change or alter the lawfully established grade
of any street or sidewalk, or change the course of any surface water
in any public street, or remove any part of any sidewalk or any paving
in any of the streets of the City without obtaining the consent of
the City Council.
[CC 1989 §7-2]
Any person desiring to use any street or sidewalk for the purpose
of storing material with which to construct any building shall obtain
permission from the Street Commissioner for the use thereof for such
purpose and shall remove all obstructions as set forth below. Anyone
failing to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be considered
and adjudged guilty of maintaining a nuisance.
[CC 1989 §7-3]
A.
No
person shall cause damage to or obstruct any public sidewalk or street,
or any part thereof or connection therewith, in any manner whatsoever
so as to prevent the full and free use thereof by the public, provided
that it shall not be a violation of this Section for merchants to
use any street or sidewalk, temporarily, in the necessary reception
and discharge of merchandise, nor for persons engaging in building
to deposit material thereon in front of or on the side of the lot
where such building is being erected or renovated; but in no event
shall building materials be deposited on any street or sidewalk, as
herein provided, so as to take up or prevent the free use of more
than half (½) of the width of such sidewalk or street.
B.
Any
person who shall use, or cause to be used, any part of any street
or sidewalk in the City for piling of material while constructing,
removing, repairing or reconstructing any building shall, within three
(3) days after completing his/her work, remove all such material,
or remnants thereof, so as to leave such street or sidewalk clear
and in as good and safe condition as found.
[CC 1989 §7-4]
It shall constitute a nuisance for any person to encumber any
public street or sidewalk within this City by placing thereon wood,
barrels, boxes, crates, lumber, goods, wares or merchandise or any
other articles; but this Section shall not apply to merchants occupying
and using such sidewalks or streets for the purpose of receiving and
discharging any articles in the course of regular business unless
such articles are permitted to remain for more than three (3) hours
on such street or sidewalk.
[CC 1989 §7-5]
No person shall place an obstruction on any street or sidewalk
without taking whatever precautions may be necessary to prevent injury
to persons or damage to property and to give adequate warning to the
public at all times of the danger arising from such obstruction.
[CC 1989 §7-6]
A strip on the inside of a sidewalk in front of and next to
a building, when such strip is of a width of not more than thirty
(30) inches and is bounded at the ends and at the outside, may be
used by a merchant for the purpose of displaying his/her wares.
[CC 1989 §7-7]
No person shall, without proper authority, tamper with, remove,
break or extinguish any lantern, flare or other danger signal which
has been placed on any street or sidewalk or portion thereof for the
purpose of guarding against accidents.
[CC 1989 §7-8]
A.
No
outside court, cellarway, stairway, opening or entrance from any street
or alley in this City descending to any cellar, basement or underground
story or room of any building or other structure, or to any open space
or lot, or to any court, coal or wood room, storeroom, vault or water
closet shall be built, constructed, kept, maintained or permitted
unless the same shall be carefully and securely guarded by a good,
sufficient and permanent railing at least three (3) feet high all
around the same, except the front entrance thereof, which shall be
provided with a good and sufficient hinge or spring bar, gate or door
to be kept closed during the darkness of night to protect the traveling
public and prevent accidents.
B.
Every
person who shall build, construct, maintain or permit any outside
court, cellarway, stairway, opening or entrance descending from any
street or alley in this City to any cellar, basement or underground
story or room of any building or other structure, or to any coal or
wood room, storeroom, vault or water closet owned or controlled by
him/her, or to any lot or open space without the railing and hinge
or spring bar, gate or door required by this Section, or who, owning
or controlling the same, shall suffer or permit any such hinge or
spring bar, gate or door to remain open and not securely closed during
all the darkness of night shall be liable for all damages to the City
or to any person injured thereby and shall be subject to prosecution
for a violation of this Section; and the nuisance created by such
violation shall be subject to abatement.
[CC 1989 §7-9]
No person shall erect or cause to be erected any stairway on
the outside of any buildings in such a manner as to occupy any part
of or overhang, obstruct or interfere with the free use of any public
sidewalk or part thereof; nor shall any person so construct or excavate
for any areaway, cellarway or stairway leading to any cellar or basement,
or other place; or lay or cause to be laid any door step extending
into, taking up, or interfering with the free and entire use of any
part of any public sidewalk.
[CC 1989 §7-10]
No person shall construct or maintain across any sidewalk a
depression for the carrying off of water.
[CC 1989 §7-11]
No person owning or controlling any building or premises shall
construct or maintain a downspout in such manner as to cause the water
emitted therefrom to flow onto or across any sidewalk.
[CC 1989 §7-12]
It shall be the duty of all persons owning, occupying, or in
any manner having the charge, care or control of any lot, tract or
parcel of ground within the City, including vacant lots, tracts and
parcels, and abutting upon which there is any sidewalk, to clean from
such sidewalk all snow or sleet falling thereon or icy accumulations
forming thereon and to keep the sidewalk free thereof; and no such
person shall allow snow to remain upon any sidewalk in front of such
property to a greater depth than two (2) inches for ten (10) hours
after the snow has fallen thereon; nor shall any person permit or
allow any water or mud to remain upon the sidewalk in front of or
adjacent to any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him/her.
