It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
build any fire or place any other hot substance upon any paved street,
alley or sidewalk or thoroughfare within the corporate limits of the
city, or in any other manner to injure or deface any such paved streets,
alleys, sidewalks or other thoroughfares or any portion thereof. The
term “paved streets, alleys, sidewalks or other thoroughfares”
is to be construed to include any street, alley, sidewalk or other
thoroughfare, the surface of which is paved, or covered with brick,
asphalt, bitulithic, petulithic, or any other pavement of any name
or character.
(2005 Code, sec. 12.1.34)
It shall be unlawful to throw or drop upon any street any nails,
tacks, crockery, scrap iron, tin, wire, bottles, glass or any other
thing likely to injure a vehicle tire, or litter the streets.
(2005 Code, sec. 12.1.38)
No person shall cut, deface or in any way injure any tree or
sapling, used for shade or ornamental purposes, standing or growing
in any of the streets or alleys, or along the sidewalk, or within
any of the public places belonging to or within the city; nor shall
any person hitch or cause to be hitched any horse, mule, ox or other
animal to any such trees or saplings, standing or growing as aforesaid,
or to any boxing which may be placed around said trees or saplings
for their protection; nor shall any person not being the owner or
agent thereof commit any of the offenses aforesaid upon such trees
that may be standing upon any lot within the city.
(2005 Code, sec. 12.1.39)
No person shall willfully obstruct or injure or cause to be
obstructed or injured in any manner whatsoever any public sidewalk,
street or alley in the city. Provided, however, that the parking of
motor vehicles in compliance with the ordinances of the city shall
not be construed to be an obstruction.
(2005 Code, sec. 12.1.40)
It shall be unlawful to establish, keep or maintain upon any
sidewalk, street or public thoroughfare, within the corporate limits
of the city, any booth, stand, stall, tent, vehicle, pushcart or device
of any kind or character whatsoever which is used as a means, repository
or receptacle for carrying on or pursuing the business of vending
or selling newspapers, notions, fruits, vegetables, produce, popcorn,
candies, peanuts, confections, eatables or any other like or unlike
kind or character of property, goods, wares or merchandise of any
description whatsoever, whether herein specifically enumerated or
not; provided, however, that the provisions of this section are not
intended to apply to itinerant vendors who continuously move about
from place to place and who do not occupy the street or sidewalk or
any part thereof as a permanent or stationery place for the conduct
of their business.
(2005 Code, sec. 12.1.41)
