[Code 1991, § 16-1]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CURB
A vertical elevation at the lateral line of a roadway.
DRIVEWAY
That part of a sidewalk and the ramp connecting such part
of a sidewalk and the gutter intended to permit vehicular traffic
in or out of the adjacent property by crossing the pedestrian area.
FIRE LANE
That portion of public or private property which has been designated by the City Fire Chief or his designee to permit rapid ingress to and egress from public or private structures in the event of a fire-related emergency. A fire lane shall be at least 15 feet in width with the route of a fire lane being marked on the curbing, on the pavement, or with posted signs, or with a combination of curb marking, pavement marking, and posted signs in accordance with the specifications set forth in §
42-211.
GUTTER
That portion of a street which is graded for drainage.
PEDESTRIAN AREA
An area within the public right-of-way intended to convey
pedestrian traffic parallel to such right-of-way.
ROADWAY
That portion of a street intended for vehicular traffic.
SIDEWALK
That part of a street, whether paved or not, which is intended
primarily for pedestrian use and which lies between the curblines,
or the lateral lines of a roadway where there is no curb, and the
adjacent property line.
STREET
Includes all public thoroughfares in the City and means the
entire width thereof between abutting property lines.
[Code 1991, § 16-2]
Unless otherwise specified, any person who shall violate any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
[Code 1991, § 16-4]
When use of a driveway is abandoned, as evidenced by alteration
of the property which renders the driveway no longer usable, the abutting
property owner shall remove the ramp, restore the curb and sidewalk,
and regrade the space between the sidewalk and curb.
[Code 1991, § 16-6]
Except as otherwise provided by law, all gates and doors opening
onto any of the streets or alleys of the City, and all cellar doors
below the grade of the sidewalk, shall open inside enclosures, except
those that are hung on hinges which will not stand open, and those
which are shut with springs.
[Code 1991, § 16-8]
Except as otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful for
any person to use any public street or sidewalk for the purpose of
engaging in the business of repairing automobiles, shoeing horses,
or mending carts, wagons, drays, carriages or other vehicles, or to
occupy a public street or sidewalk in the conduct of his trade or
occupation. This section shall not be construed so as to prohibit
emergency repairs or the operation of sidewalk cafes licensed by the
City.
[Code 1991, § 13-44]
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to take orders for,
sell, or offer for sale any goods, wares, merchandise, foodstuff,
fish, or shellfish, or any products of the farm or forest from any
automobile, truck, cart or other vehicle, while such vehicle is parked
on any of the streets of the City; provided, however, that products
of the farm or forest actually produced, or fish or shellfish actually
caught, by the person offering the products for sale may be sold from
vehicles at such places or on such streets as the City Council may
from time to time designate by ordinance. Such designation shall be
indicated by appropriate signage.
[Code 1991, § 13-48]
It shall be unlawful for any person to congregate on any sidewalk
or crossing in such a manner as to hinder or obstruct any person walking
along the sidewalk or crossing, and it shall be the duty of the police
to keep the crossings clear and the sidewalks open for the passage
of persons using the sidewalks and crossings. Any person who shall
violate this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50.
[Code 1991, § 18-28]
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or throw anything
in any reservoir of the City waterworks or to bathe in any such reservoir
or to break, injure or climb over or through the enclosure of a reservoir,
or to injure, deface, or molest anything about the filtration plant,
or anything thereabouts belonging or pertaining to the City waterworks.
[Code 1991, § 18-29]
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw any filth, offal,
dead animal or other offensive substance, or to befoul in any way,
the water in the City canal.
[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-27]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the normal
flow of traffic on public roadways and to promote the safety and convenience
of persons on the public streets and in other public places.
B. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Shall have the same meaning as in Code of Virginia, § 46.2-100.
ROADWAY
That portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily
used for vehicular travel.
ROADWAY MEDIAN
A physical barrier or barriers or unpaved area that divides
two or more roadways.
ROADWAY SHOULDER
That part of a roadway between the portion regularly traveled
by vehicular traffic and the lateral curbline or ditch.
C. Prohibition. No person on public roadways, roadway medians, roadway
shoulders, sidewalks, trails, or in public parks, parking lots, or
buildings shall do any of the following:
(1) Approach, speak to, or follow a person in a manner that is intended
to cause a reasonable person to fear bodily harm to oneself or to
another, or damage to or loss of property;
(2) Intentionally block or interfere with the safe and free passage of
a pedestrian or motor vehicle by any means, including unreasonably
causing a pedestrian or vehicle operator to take evasive action to
avoid physical contact;
(3) Solicit donations of money from a person within five feet of an automated
teller machine.
D. Penalties. Violation of this section shall constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor.
A third or subsequent violation of this section shall constitute a
Class 1 misdemeanor.
[Added 10-10-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-25]
A. No person shall attach any bicycle, stroller, bench, trash or recycling receptacle, sign, or any other item to a tree, streetlight pole, street sign post, or other public facility in the street or sidewalk, except as permitted by Subsection
B.
B. Bicycles, scooters, and similar nonmotorized conveyances may be attached
to designated bicycle racks for up to seven days at a time.