[Adopted 6-24-1954 as Ords. 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 of the Unified Code of Ordinances.]
A. 
Obstruction forbidden. No person shall deposit any material designed for use in building construction or for other purposes upon any street or sidewalk in the Village or in any manner obstruct or impede free travel upon such street or sidewalk unless a permit has been issued therefor.
B. 
Prerequisites for permit. As a prerequisite to securing a permit, each applicant must file with the Village a statement containing:
(1) 
The name of the applicant.
(2) 
The nature of the materials and amount thereof he wishes to place in the streets.
(3) 
The precise place of such deposit.
(4) 
The length of time the encumbrance will continue.
Each applicant hereunder shall, if required by the Village Clerk, subject to review by the Mayor, deposit a sufficient fund in cash to accompany said application to indemnify the Village against any loss sustained by violation of the terms of the permit or negligence upon the part of the applicant or, in the alternative, furnish a bond therefor to indemnify the Village and residents thereof against damage caused by violation of the terms of the permit and may be required to furnish liability insurance coverage of not less than $100,000/$300,000 and property damage insurance of not less than $10,000 to save the Village harmless from all claims, actions and proceedings brought by any person for injury to person or property resulting from or occasioned by any fault or default of the person to whom the permit is issued or anyone acting thereunder on his behalf.
[Amended 6-19-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
The fee for each permit shall be as determined by the Board of Trustees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The up-to-date fees are on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
Every person who places or deposits any materials upon a street, gutter, curb or sidewalk shall mark the location thereof by a barrier or fence bearing warning signs and distinguished by lighted red lanterns or flares after dark adequately to apprise the public of the presence of the hazard.
No person shall throw, deposit, sweep or cause the accumulation of ashes, refuse, debris, dirt, grass clippings, leaves, waste or garbage upon any street, sidewalk or public place or in any private street, land or premises, except where such substance shall be kept in watertight, covered containers or receptacles placed in such manner as to facilitate collection of garbage.
[Amended 6-19-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990; 9-4-1990 by L.L. No. 4-1990]
The owner or occupant of any premises shall keep the contiguous sidewalks free from dirt, filth, weeds and other obstructions or encumbrances.