[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.