It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with, molest or
use in any manner the poles, wires, crossarms, lamps, hoods, switches,
cutoffs, connections, or any part of the lines or apparatus belonging
to the city or any person within the city, and no person shall have
the right to place upon the poles belonging to the city or such person
any handbills, notices, cards, advertising bills, placards or any
written, printed or painted matter, either by posting, tacking, suspending
or any other mode of fastening.
(1958 Code, sec. 39-1; 1978 Code,
sec. 28-1)
It shall be unlawful for any person, in the erection, repair
and maintenance of his wires, poles or other appliances, to, without
consent, interfere with, injure, molest, damage or fasten to, and
connect with, the shade trees, buildings and improvements of any property
holder within this city.
(1958 Code, sec. 39-2; 1978 Code,
sec. 28-2)
Companies having an underground pipage system or underground
wires shall be required to furnish the city engineer with the map
showing streets, alleys and sidewalks occupied by the pipage or underground
wire system and the dimensions of the pipes used, and no such company
shall be allowed to repair or put in new pipes or wires without first
obtaining permission of the city engineer, and first filing in the
office of the city engineer a map showing the territory to be occupied
by the pipage or wire system and the dimensions of the pipe to be
used. No such company shall be allowed to continue the occupancy of
the streets of the city unless it complies with the above provisions.
(1958 Code, sec. 39-3; 1978 Code,
sec. 28-3)
(a) No person, partnership, corporation or association shall construct,
operate or maintain in, upon, along, across, over and under the streets,
alleys, easements and public places located within the city a cable
television system or community antenna system or any other related
system for the interception, transmission and distribution of audio
and video signals, including television, without first obtaining a
franchise from the city council.
(b) In case any cable television system or community antenna system is
operated or attempts to operate in, upon, along, across, over and
under any of the streets, alleys, easements and public places of the
city, then in addition to other remedies available the city council
shall have the authority to institute on behalf of the city and in
the name of the city any proper action or proceeding to correct or
abate such violations as outlined above.
(1958 Code, sec. 23-5.1; 1978 Code,
sec. 28-4)
The watershed protection regulations as on file with the city
clerk are hereby adopted as the watershed protection regulations of
the city.
(Ordinance 01-099, sec. 1, adopted 12/11/01; 1978 Code, sec. 28-141)