[Comp. Ords. 1995, §§ 22.151, 22.152; Ord. No. 26, 1-15-1917; Ord. No. 103, 10-4-1982]
(a)
It shall not be lawful for any person to place or cause to be placed
any material for building purposes upon any sidewalk, street, alley
or public grounds within the corporate limits of the Village. Provided,
however, that the President or Village Council are authorized to grant
permission in writing to place and keep building material in any of
the places mentioned as aforesaid, and that such permission shall
not extend to a period beyond four months from the time of granting
the same, nor authorize the obstruction of any sidewalk or crosswalk,
nor more than one half the carriage way, opposite any lot. Any such
permission may be revoked by the Village Council at any meeting of
the same.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.001; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
It shall not be lawful for any person to obstruct with sand,
gravel, dirt, rubbish, filth, or other substance, any sluice, gutter,
ditch or watercourse in the Village, in front of or adjoining any
lot or premises owned or occupied by said person. In case the owner
or occupant of said lot or premises, who shall have caused such obstruction,
refuses or neglects to remove the same within 24 hours after being
notified to do so by the maintenance supervisor, it shall be the duty
of the maintenance supervisor to remove such sand, gravel, dirt, filth
or other obstruction, and the expense and cost of such removal shall
be assessed against the property where such sluice, gutter, ditch
or watercourse may be situated, and such expense and costs to be collected
as a special assessment thereon.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.002; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
If any person who shall be the owner of any lot or premises in the Village, or who shall be in possession of such lot or premises shall, for the space of 24 hours, permit any snow, ice or other obstruction to remain upon the sidewalk in front of or adjoining said lot or premises, shall be notified by the maintenance supervisor to remove the same, and upon failure of such owner or person in possession of said lot to remove the same within 24 hours, it shall be the duty of the maintenance supervisor to cause the same to be removed and keep an account of the expense thereof, adding to the same 10%, and return the same to the assessor to be collected as provided in § 26-22.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.004; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
If any person shall place or cause to be placed any sign, cloth,
garment, box or other article upon any sidewalk upon the line of any
lot in the Village, which shall in any manner obstruct or prevent
full and clear passage of said walk, or obstruct the full view of
the whole width of the sidewalk, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
for each and every day such encroachments shall remain after having
been notified by the Chief of Police to remove the same. Provided,
however, that this section shall not apply to any awning used upon
any building in said Village that is not less than seven feet above
the sidewalk.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.005; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
If any person shall place or cause to be placed any encroachment
or obstruction upon any street, alley, lane or public grounds within
the corporate limits of the Village, which shall in any manner prevent
or obstruct the full and free passage of the whole or any part thereof,
such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each and every 24
hours such encroachment or obstruction shall remain in any of the
places aforesaid, after being notified by the Chief of Police to remove
the same, pursuant to an order to that effect made by the President
and Village Council.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.007; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917; Ord. No. 51, 7-15-1940; Ord. No. 164, § 1, 12-1-2008]
The riding, use or operation of roller skates, in-line skates,
skateboard, coasters, scooters and similar devices is prohibited within
the portions of central business district as provided by the following
boundaries description:
All of First Street between the Star-Wellington Drain on Stevensville-Baroda
Road and south to Church Street, and to the west alley between First
Street and Second Street south to Church Street (See attached map
[on file with the city]).
The riding of bicycles on the sidewalks within the entire central
business district is also prohibited. This section shall not apply
to wheelchairs or similar devices used by persons with disabilities.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.009; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
The owner of any lot or parcel of land fronting on any street
in the Village shall trim, or cause to be trimmed, the branches from
all trees in the street in front of said land, and from the trees
on said land overhanging the street, so as to leave a clear height
of eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk, and above the surface
of the street, unobstructed by branches of said trees; and if any
owner of such land shall refuse or fail to comply with the requirements
of this section it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to cause
such trees to be so trimmed as to comply with the provisions thereof,
at the expense of the owner of said land and such expense, together
with the costs of suit, shall be collected before any court having
jurisdiction.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.020; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
No owner or person having charge of any shade or other trees
shall allow any dead branches to overhang the sidewalk or street at
any height.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.021; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
No person shall construct or place any sign or board awning
across a sidewalk or any part thereof supported by any post placed
on any sidewalk or outside of the same, in any street or alley in
the Village.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.022; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
Lot owners or others desirous of extending or making a lawn
in front of any lot within the Village may extend the same, including
sidewalk, to a width of 15 feet from such lot. And when any person
has so extended or made such a lawn, then no person shall injure,
deface or mar such lawn, or shall lead or drive any animal or vehicle
upon the same, or, having any animal or vehicle in charge shall permit
or allow the same to go or stand or feed upon such lawn.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.023; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
No person shall throw or deposit or cause or permit to be thrown
or deposited, or permit to pass through any sink spout, upon any sidewalk,
street, alley or public park, or other public places within the corporate
limits of the Village, any garbage, ashes, refuse or rubbish of any
kind or description.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.026; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
No awning of cloth or canvas used as an awning shall be permitted
to hang within 6 1/2 feet of the sidewalk. Each week such awning
or cloth or canvas is permitted so to hang shall constitute a separate
and distinct violation of this section and this article.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.027; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
No gate shall open outwards or onto the sidewalk or that part
of the street where pedestrians usually walk, unless such gate hangs
on double-acting hinges. Each and every day any gate shall remain
so that it may so open shall be considered a separate and distinct
violation of this section.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.028; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
No person shall carelessly, willfully or maliciously break,
deface, mar or in any way injure or destroy any public lamp or any
lamp placed in the streets, or any lamppost in the Village, or hitch
any animal to any lamppost, or shall extinguish or cause to be extinguished,
or light or cause to be lighted any of said lamps unless duly authorized
so to do.
[Comp. Ords. 1995, § 30.029; Ord.
No. 7, 1-15-1917]
No person shall play any game in any street in the Village.
