[Code 1974 §13-501; CC 2000 §13-401]
[Code 1974 §13-502; CC 2000 §13-402]
Wherever any obstruction may be found upon any sidewalk, street,
avenue, alley or in other public places in the City, it shall be the
duty of the Chief of Police immediately to notify the owner or occupier
of the premises fronting thereon or the person placing the same thereon
to remove the same without delay and upon failure so to do, the Chief
of Police shall have the obstruction removed at the expense of the
owner or occupiers of the property and such expenses, if not paid,
shall be a valid claim in favor of the City against such persons or
persons.
[Code 1974 §13-503; CC 2000 §13-403]
Persons occupying premises fronting thereon may have such temporary
use of the streets and sidewalks as shall be actually necessary in
receiving and shipping merchandise.
[Code 1974 §13-504; CC 2000 §13-404]
Any person erecting buildings in the City may, for the time
occupied in their erection and while it is necessary so to do, occupy
a reasonable portion of the streets and sidewalks in front of the
same for receiving and delivering materials, but in no case shall
he/she obstruct the gutters so as to prevent the passage of water
therein and when it shall be necessary in any such case for the owner
of the property to take up and remove the sidewalk, he/she shall,
at the time of so taking up and removing, construct a temporary sidewalk
not less than four (4) feet wide for the public travel and convenience;
and in case of open basements or other excavations, the owner or occupier
of the property upon which the same are situated or the person in
charge of the excavation shall provide the same with sufficient guards
to protect against accidents.
[Code 1974; CC 2000 §13-405]
The Governing Body may grant a permit to any person to use a portion of any sidewalk, street, avenue, alley or other public property abutting upon his/her property for aesthetic purposes notwithstanding the provisions of Section 515.010. Application for such permit shall be made to the City Clerk and shall be referred to the Governing Body. The application for such permit shall be accompanied by a detailed plan and specifications for the proposed project. If the Governing Body, in consideration of the application, finds that the proposed project will be beneficial to the appearance of the City and in accordance with any comprehensively planned development program for the area and will not interfere with the use of the sidewalks, street, avenue or alley for the public purpose for which it was intended, the Governing Body may grant a permit to the applicant for such purpose on such terms, conditions and restrictions as it deems in the public interest; provided however, that any permit granted hereunder shall be subject to revocation by the Governing Body in the event that the property is required for public purposes or if the abutting property owners fail or neglect to use the same for the purposes for which the permit was granted or fail or neglect to maintain the same in a good state of repair and in that event, then the abutting property owner shall be required to remove any improvements made under the permit.
[Code 1974 §13-110; CC 2000 §13-406]
It shall be unlawful to remove, damage, throw down, destroy
or interfere with the operation of any warning sign, light, barricade
or safety device erected or placed about or on any area of danger,
excavation or construction area except by permission of the person
in charge of such work premises.
[Code 1974 §13-105; CC 2000 §13-407]
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain
or cause or permit to be constructed or maintained any scuttle hole,
stairway, trap door, window or other aperture in any sidewalk in the
City unless the same be properly protected by grating, banister or
other proper means so as not to endanger passersby.
[Code 1974 §13-111; CC 2000 §13-408]
It shall be unlawful for any person to walk upon or use any
sidewalk or to use or operate any kind of vehicle upon and over any
pavement in the course of construction in the City when the same shall
be protected against such use by means of barriers, barricades, obstructions,
lights or other warning signals placed there by the City or by persons
acting with authority and consent of the City for the purpose of protecting
such unfinished pavement, sidewalk or other public work against damage
until its completion.
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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 1318 §1, adopted February
17, 2010, repealed section 515.090 "snow and ice to be removed" and
section 515.100 "snow and ice — removal by the city" in their
entirety.
[Code 1974 §13-101; Code 1983; CC 2000 §13-411; Ord. No. 1367 §1, 6-20-2012]
All persons owning or occupying property abutting upon any sidewalk
shall keep such sidewalk free from vegetation and debris. It shall
be the duty of the City to keep the sidewalk in good repair. The City
may, after giving five (5) days' notice to the owner of the necessity
to remove vegetation and debris from the sidewalk, abate the vegetation
and debris and the costs thereof assessed against the property abutting
the sidewalk.
[Code 1974 §§13-102, 13-402; CC 2000 §13-412]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to cause, allow
or permit any water from roof drains or otherwise to run upon any
sidewalk.
B.
All
water draining from private property and toward a street right-of-way
shall be discharged or caused to flow upon the surface of the street,
gutter or drainage ditch; provided, that such water may be discharged
or caused to flow under the surface of a street, gutter or drainage
ditch where adequate underground conduits are installed and the conduits
are approved by the Director of Public Works with the consent of the
Governing Body.
[Code 1974 §13-506; CC 2000 §13-413]
It shall be unlawful for any person, except electric light,
telephone, telegraph and cable television companies or other persons
who shall have or may hereafter secure a franchise or license so to
do, to construct, place or maintain any wires in, over or across any
of the public streets or alleys or other public thoroughfares or public
places in the City.
[Code 1974 §13-103; CC 2000 §13-415]
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain
an obstruction in the gutters of any street in the City which obstructs
or prevents the free flow of water in the gutters or diverts water
from the gutters onto or across the street or otherwise interferes
with street cleaning, except temporary obstructions created in the
course of street maintenance and repair. It shall be unlawful for
any person to obstruct any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground
within the City, except when permission shall be given by the proper
officer of the City to persons erecting or repairing buildings to
the extent so authorized.
[Code 1974 §13-104; CC 2000 §13-416]
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle over
or across any curb or curb and gutter where there is no established
or improved driveway entrance or drive across any sidewalk when the
same is not constructed as a part of the driveway entrance unless
such curb or curb and gutter is temporarily bridged by the use of
planks of sufficient size and number so that no weight shall be imposed
upon the curb or curb and gutter, provided that such bridging shall
not obstruct drainage in the streets.
[Code 1974 §13-106; CC 2000 §13-417]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to accumulate
or burn any leaves, trash or any other combustibles in or upon any
street or public way within the City which shall have been improved
by any concrete or asphalt pavement or other permanent pavement of
any kind or to throw or deposit on any paved street any flammable
liquid or substance likely to burn and cause injury to any such paved
street.
[Code 1974 §13-107; CC 2000 §13-418]
Any person operating any truck or other vehicle is required
by this Section to clean off any excess mud from the wheels of his/her
vehicle before proceeding upon any street, alley or other City controlled
property.
[Code 1974 §13-108; CC 2000 §13-419]
Any person who shall haul over or through any of the streets,
alleys or avenues loose material, dirt, manure, trash or any other
material of any kind except in a vehicle having a tight box or tank
so constructed to prevent the splashing or spilling of any substance
therein contained upon any street, avenue or alley shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
[Code 1974 §13-109; CC 2000 §13-420]
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, place, deposit
or leave or cause to be thrown, placed, deposited or left in or on
any street or alley any dirt, filth, sewage, sweepings, ashes, tin
cans, bottles, glass or other refuse of any kind.
[Code 1974 §13-401; CC 2000 §13-421]
No person shall dump, deposit or cause to be deposited any dirt,
earth, cans, garbage, debris, leaves, lawn and shrubbery trimmings
or any other materials in or upon any ditch, waterway or drainage
structure, nor permit any such dirt, earth, cans, garbage, debris,
leaves, lawn and shrubbery trimmings or any other materials to accumulate
or remain in such waterways upon his/her property.
