It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation in any manner to obstruct or encumber any street, sidewalk, alley, avenue, or public grounds within the corporate limits of the City of Panhandle or to erect any fence or building so as to encroach upon or obstruct any street, sidewalk, alley, avenue, or public grounds in the city.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 1, Sec. 16-1)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of the foregoing section of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code per day for each and every day such obstruction is allowed to remain on or to encroach upon any such street, sidewalk, alley, avenue, or public grounds, after being notified to remove the same by any city officer.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 1, Sec. 16-2)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any railroad employee or other person to obstruct any street, alley, crossing, or other thoroughfare of the city by leaving thereon any train, engine, car, or other rolling stock of such railroad company, for a longer time than ten minutes, or stop or cause to be stopped any railway engine or car across any street, alley, road, highway, or other public passageway in this city for a longer time than ten minutes.
(b) 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 1, Sec. 16-3)
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent any person, firm, or corporation, by the consent and under the direction of the city manager or building official, from using such streets, sidewalks, alleys, avenues, or public grounds temporarily for depositing building material when engaged in the construction or repairing of any building adjacent thereto; nor to any such person, firm, or corporation when engaged in laying or repairing any water or gas pipes or building any electric lines.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 1, Sec. 16-4)
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to alter, maintain, remove, and/or repair any street, alley, and/or other public way, or to alter, remove, or repair curbs, gutters, bridges, culverts, or any other public convenience within the City of Panhandle, Texas, or to cause the same to be done, without first having obtained from the building official of the City of Panhandle, Texas, a permit to do so. All such alteration, maintenance, removal, and/or repair shall be under the supervision of the building official of the City of Panhandle and in accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter provided and specifications attached hereto and made a part thereof.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-11)
Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to alter, maintain, remove, and/or repair any street, alley, and/or other public way, or to alter, remove, maintain, and/or repair curbs, gutters, bridges, culverts, or any other public convenience within the City of Panhandle, Texas, whether for the sole use of such person, firm, or corporation or as a contractor for others, shall first submit to the building official of the City of Panhandle, Texas, an application for a permit to begin such alteration, maintenance, removal, and/or repair; and such plans shall comply with all requirements set out in this article and the specifications attached hereto and made a part hereof. If alteration, maintenance, removal, and/or repair contemplated by such application is to be done by any person, firm, or corporation as a contractor and not for the sole use of such person, firm, or corporation, then such application shall be accompanied by a surety bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or one hundred percent (100%) of the total contract price such person, firm, or corporation is to receive for such work, whichever is greater, executed by such person, firm, or corporation as principal and a company authorized to do business in the State of Texas as surety, to be approved by the city manager of the City of Panhandle, Texas, payable to the City of Panhandle, Carson County, Texas, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the rules and regulations of this article and the specifications and plans governing such work.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-12)
Before any application for a permit to alter, remove, maintain, and/or repair curbs, gutters, bridges, culverts or any other public convenience within the City of Panhandle will be issued, the application and plans for such permit must show that such alteration, removal, maintenance, and/or repair will be of such nature so as not to leave any curb, gutter, bridge, culvert, or any public convenience unprotected and subject to undue deterioration, erosion, or punishment. If the building official is satisfied that the application is in conformation with the terms and provisions of this article, the permit shall be issued.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-13)
If while such alteration, maintenance, removal, and/or repair is going on, the building official shall determine that same is not being done to comply fully with the terms of this article, then he shall revoke such permit; and it shall thereafter be unlawful for such person, firm, or corporation to continue such alteration, maintenance, removal, and/or repair until the point of contention is corrected and the building official issues written notice to proceed.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-14)
Any person, firm, or corporation who has been denied a permit by the building official, or whose permit has been revoked by the building official under the terms of this article, shall have the right to appeal such decision of the building official to the city council of the City of Panhandle, Texas.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-15)
The issuance of a permit as herein authorized shall in no manner render the City of Panhandle liable nor absolve, release, or discharge the person, firm, or corporation doing the work from liability caused or resulting therefrom.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-16)
At such time as the work contemplated by the issuance of a permit as herein authorized is completed, the building official shall inspect the work; and if he finds the work to be in accordance with the terms and conditions as herein provided in accordance with the attached specifications, he shall in writing notify the city manager that the project has been completed and the permit cancelled; provided, however, that, if any work is not started within ninety (90) days after a permit to do so has been issued, such permit shall be void and ineffective, and the grantee shall be required to obtain another permit.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-17)
(a) 
In the event an applicant desires to alter any paved or unpaved street, alley or public way by making a cut or excavation, said applicant shall first secure a permit from the city, said permit which requires the payment of the following fees:
(1) 
Unpaved street, alley or public way: $50.00
(2) 
Paved alley, street or public way: $250.00
(b) 
The above shall not apply to “state maintained” highway routes within the city. An applicant desiring to alter any “state maintained” street, alley or public way by making a cut or excavation shall first secure permission, in writing, from the Texas Department of Transportation and determine state restoration specifications. The city shall not be responsible for backfilling the cut or excavation or returning the surface to its specified state. The city shall be responsible to require installations, repairs, removals or adjustments of publicly or privately owned utilities or services to be performed in accordance with Texas Department of Transportation specifications and subject to approval of the state.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-18; Ordinance 413 adopted 5/27/93)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code.
(1993 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16, Article 2, Sec. 16-19)