[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
No person, firm or corporation shall obstruct in any manner
whatsoever the free passage or use of any street, sidewalk, alley
or other public way, or erect, construct, place or maintain any speed
bumps, horses, ridges, depressions, fences, gates, pipes, chains,
bars, basketball hoops, hockey nets, playground or sports-related
apparatus, skate ramps or any other type of structure or obstruction
in, on, or across the paved portion of any public street or roadway
within the City.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
A. No
person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, place or maintain
anything within the unpaved portion of any right-of-way owned by the
City except as follows:
1. Grass and/or landscaping materials, including trees and bushes, provided
that such landscaping materials do not hinder sight distance, become
a public nuisance, or otherwise obstruct or interfere with the free
and safe movement of traffic.
2. Mailboxes as authorized or required by postal authorities.
3. Traffic control devices and signs installed and maintained by the
City or other governmental entity.
4. Public utility lines and equipment, including, but not limited to,
streetlights, cable television installations and utility poles, provided
that appropriate permits are obtained from the City.
5. Private driveways and sidewalks, provided that appropriate permits
are obtained from the City. This authorization shall not be construed
to allow for installation of parking pads.
6. Directional or informational signs as may be approved by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen.
7. Lawn sprinkler systems, invisible fences or similar subsurface installations
may be installed or maintained on the public right-of-way exclusively
at the risk of the person, firm or corporation installing or maintaining
the same.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
A. No
person or entity shall place personal property, including personal
property involved in an eviction, on the sidewalk, roadway, or any
part of the public right-of-way, except as follows:
1. For trash collection by the end of the following day; or
2. In the event of an eviction, property may be so placed by the person
or entity with the right to possession of the property for a period
not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours, after which the property shall
be deemed abandoned and must be removed from the right-of-way by the
person or entity so placing the property.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
In the event that such systems, apparatus, objects or property
set forth herein are installed or maintained in the public right-of-way,
the City shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever for
removal of or damage to such systems as a result of the use, maintenance
or repair of any street, sidewalk, or right-of-way by the City or
its agents, employees or representatives, nor shall the City be responsible
or liable for any damage done to any such items caused by or resulting
from that use of the public right-of-way by members of the public.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
City personnel may remove any apparatus, object, system or property
prohibited by this Chapter from any street, sidewalk or public right-of-way.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
Any person, firm or corporation violating this Chapter shall
be subject to a fine up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or confinement
in the County Jail up to ninety (90) days.