[R.O. 2008 §215.040(E); Ord. No. 8-1 §§8, 10, 15, 1-25-1955]
Any person or persons occupying any store, shop or office on either side of any street in this City shall be required to keep the sidewalk in front or alongside of the premises free from any obstruction or thing tending to obstruct such sidewalks, and anyone failing to comply with the requirements of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2008 §215.050; Ord. No. 8-1 §§9, 16, 1-25-1955]
A. 
Failure To Keep Ditches, Drains Or Gutters Free From Obstructions. All persons occupying stores, shops, or offices of any kind on any street or alley in this City are prohibited from sweeping or throwing anything into any ditch or drain on said streets or alleys, and all persons owning or occupying said stores, shops or offices shall be required to keep the ditches or drains in front of or along side of the building owned or occupied by them free and clear of all debris of any kind; provided, that if any building be unoccupied, the owner or agent shall be required to keep said ditches, drains or gutters free and clear of debris.
B. 
Obstruction Of The Flow Of Water. Every person or persons who shall obstruct the passage of any water, or suffer the same to be done by any person under his/her control so as to cause it to flow upon the premises of another, or upon any public street, alley or sidewalk, and shall fail to remove such obstruction when required to do so by the Chief of Police or his/her designee, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
C. 
Free Flow Along The Gutters Shall Not Be Obstructed By The Construction Of Driveways. Whenever a private driveway shall be constructed leading from any public thoroughfare in the City of Ironton and across any gutter along said thoroughfare, such driveway shall be so constructed that it shall not interfere with the free flow of water along such gutter. Whenever a private driveway leading from a public thoroughfare shall be so constructed that it interferes with the free flow of water along the gutter or gutters of said thoroughfare, the person or persons who shall construct or maintain said driveway shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2008 §220.060; Ord. No. 8-1 §23, 1-25-1955]
A. 
Any person who shall place or cause to be placed upon any street, alley, thoroughfare, sidewalk or public place within this City any signboard, boxes, merchandise, or any article whatever so as to obstruct or encumber the same; or shall expose, place or offer any merchandise upon any sidewalk or public place for show or sale, by auction or otherwise, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
B. 
Nothing in this Section shall be so construed as to prevent any merchant or other person from placing any articles on the sidewalk while receiving or delivering same or forwarding same; provided, such articles shall not occupy more than one-half (1/2) of the sidewalk and shall not be permitted to remain on the sidewalk longer than is reasonably necessary to load or unload said articles.