[CC 1974 §23-1; Ord. No. 16 §3-305, 3-1-1958]
No person in the City shall place or erect upon any public way
or passageway to Lake Waukomis or any building an obstruction of any
type; provided that this Section shall not prevent the duly authorized
or required placing of temporary barriers or warning signs for the
purpose of safeguarding the public.
[CC 1974 §23-2; Ord. No. 7 §1-709, 2-8-1958]
For protection of any underground wires, cables, conduits, manholes,
sewers or other property, any person having any underground property
in or under the streets of the City may notify the City Clerk, in
writing, of such property, describing such property and its location
or probable location, and whenever a permit is granted to any person
to dig into or under, obstruct or tear up any of such streets, the
Street Committee shall notify any person that has notified the City
Clerk as provided above of having underground property at or within
five (5) feet of the place where such street is to be dug up or under,
obstructed or torn up.
[CC 1974 §23-3; Ord. No. 58 §8, 9-17-1964]
Public utility corporations or other persons lawfully maintaining
overhead wires within the City shall, upon the request of any person,
remove, raise or lower its wires temporarily to permit the moving
of houses or other bulky structures. The expense of such temporary
removal, raising or lowering of wires shall be paid by the party requesting
such raising or lowering of wires and payment in advance may be required.
Not less than forty-eight (48) hours' advanced notice shall be given
to arrange for such temporary wire changes.
[CC 1974 §23-4; Ord. No. 58 §7, 9-17-1964]
The right is hereby granted to all public utility corporations
or other persons lawfully maintaining overhead wires within the City
to trim trees, brush or hedges upon and overhanging the streets and
public places located within the City so as to prevent such foliage
from coming into contact with such wires and cables. All of such trimming
shall be done with the authority of and under the supervision and
direction of the person who has the right to authorize any such trimming.
[CC 1974 §23-5; Ord. No. 41 §1, 2-15-1962; Ord. No. 584-A, 1-10-2024]
A. Whenever
snow has accumulated to such a depth upon the streets of the City
that snow removal operations are necessary by the City for the removal
of such snow from the streets, the Mayor shall declare a parking emergency
upon such streets. Such parking emergency shall be terminated by a
declaration of the Mayor immediately upon the removal of all snow
from the streets of this City by the proper City Officials, their
agents, employees and contractors.
B. It
shall be unlawful for any person in the control and possession of
a motor vehicle to stand or park such motor vehicle upon all or any
portion of any street within the City so as to hinder or interfere
with the removal of snow from such streets, alleys or avenues by the
officials of this City, their agents, employees and contractors.
[CC 1974 §23-6; Ord. No. 41 §2, 2-15-1962]
In the event that any motor vehicle is parked upon the streets
of this City during the emergency period defined in this Article,
the Marshal shall order and direct that any such motor vehicle shall
be removed from such streets by any available tow truck and such vehicle
shall be taken to a public garage or parking lot provided by the City
for the safe keeping of the owner thereof. The owner of any removed
motor vehicle shall be liable for and pay all cost of towing and storage
charges.
[CC 1974 §23-7; Ord. No. 41 §3, 2-15-1962]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Section
100.220 and also shall pay the towing and storage charges accruing by reason of the removal of the motor vehicle from the streets of the City as provided in this Article.