For the purpose of this chapter:
"City"
means the City of Yamhill, Oregon.
"Person"
means any individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership, joint stock company, and similar entities.
"Public rights-of-way"
means and includes, but is not limited to, streets, roads, highways, bridges, alleys, sidewalks, trails, paths, public easements, and all other public ways or areas, including subsurface and air space over these areas.
"Within the City"
means territory over which the City now has or acquires jurisdiction for the exercise of its powers.
(Ord. 424 §1, 1997)
The City of Yamhill has jurisdiction and exercises regulatory control over all public rights-of-way within the City under the authority of the City Charter and State law.
(Ord. 424 §1, 1997)
The City has jurisdiction and exercises regulatory control over each public right-of-way whether the City has a fee, easement, or other legal interest in the right-of-way. The City has jurisdiction and regulatory control over each right-of-way whether the legal interest in the right-of-way was obtained by grant, dedication, prescription, reservation, condemnation, annexation, foreclosure or other means.
(Ord. 424 §1, 1997)
No person may occupy or encroach on a public right-of-way without the permission of the City. The City grants permission to use rights-of-way by franchises, licenses and/or public work permits.
(Ord. 424 §1, 1997)
The exercise of jurisdiction and regulatory control over a public right-of-way by the City is not official acceptance of the right-of-way, and does not obligate the City to maintain or repair any part of the right-of-way.
(Ord. 424 §1, 1997)
Invalidity of a section or part of a section of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or parts of sections.
(Ord. 424 §1, 1997)
(A) 
Any violation or infraction of this chapter will be punishable upon conviction as a violation in accordance with Chapter 1.36 of this code.
(B) 
The penalties imposed by this chapter are not exclusive and are in addition to any other remedies available under City ordinance or state statute.
(Ord. 445 §5, 1998)