That certain grade map, entitled "Official Grade Map of Davis," compiled and prepared by the county surveyor, and filed with the clerk of this city on May 21, 1923, is hereby adopted as the official grade map of the city.
(Code 1964 § 9-3.01)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place upon any sidewalk or street or part thereof in the city, or to allow to stand or remain for an unreasonable length of time upon that portion of the sidewalk or street or part thereof within the city immediately abutting, traversing, or existing in front of such person's real property or premises, any building, fence, vehicle, engine, piece of machinery, merchandise or other article or thing of any nature, including debris such as soil, gravel, tree litter (including leaves, fruit or seeds), moss, grass clippings or other loose or slippery material, which may obstruct the use and enjoyment of the street or sidewalk or which shall be detrimental to the appearance or public safety of the street or sidewalk.
(Code 1964 § 7-7.01; Ord. 2021 §1, 2000)
(a) 
Public Works Director Approval. Upon proper written application, the public works director may grant a revocable permit for the construction and maintenance of planter boxes, planting areas, bicycle parking and benches in conjunction with planter boxes, planting areas, or bicycle parking on public sidewalks and for the construction and maintenance of awnings and similar appurtenances to buildings over the public sidewalks so long as the public works director finds that the same are situated and constructed so that the public's use of the sidewalk and street is not obstructed or otherwise made hazardous. This section shall not apply to food and beverage establishments utilizing urban open spaces for outdoor dining as permitted by the City's Downtown Outdoor Dining Program.
(1) 
With respect to awnings, signs, and similar appurtenances, the public works director may grant such revocable permit only if the appurtenance has been approved by the fire department and the community development and sustainability department. The public works director may establish standards for clearance over the sidewalk and projection distance into the public right-of-way, provided such standards are equal to or more restrictive than those standards imposed by the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the city. The granting of such permit may include conditions reasonably necessary for the protection of the public safety and welfare including, but not limited to, a provision that in the event the appurtenance is not properly maintained, the city may require removal of the same at the expense of the permittee.
(2) 
With respect to planter boxes, planting areas, bicycle parking and benches in conjunction with planter boxes, planting areas or bicycle parking, the public works director may grant such revocable permit upon the conditions as may be necessary for the protection of the public safety and welfare, including, but not limited to, a provision that in the event any object constructed or any area planted pursuant to such a permit is not properly maintained, the city may require the same to be removed and the sidewalk restored to its original condition at the expense of the permittee.
(3) 
With respect to portable signs, the public works director may grant such revocable permit upon demonstration by the applicant that the following conditions are met:
(A) 
The proposed size, materials, and location of the sign have received approval from the community development and sustainability department as consistent with the requirements of the zoning ordinance;
(B) 
The sign will be placed in a manner that the public's use of the sidewalk street is not obstructed or otherwise made hazardous;
(C) 
The owner of the sign maintains insurance and agrees to indemnify the city for any losses which occur by reason of the portable sign;
(D) 
Any other conditions as may be necessary for protection of the public safety and welfare have been, or will be, met.
A portable sign placed on the public right-of-way in accordance with this section shall display evidence of the permit upon the sign in a location and manner prescribed by the public works director.
(4) 
Any person aggrieved by the action of the public works director pursuant to this section may appeal such action to the city council as provided in Article 40.35 of Chapter 40 of this Code.
(Ord. 413 § 1; Ord. 453 § 1; Ord. 887 § 1; Ord. 1429 § 2; Ord. 1948 § 1; Ord. 2668, 11/12/2024)
No person shall run or stretch or maintain through, along or across any street, civic space or alley any wire cable, rope or cord, of less height than twenty-five feet without the permission of the city council. Any such wire cable, rope or cord stretched less than twenty-five feet from the ground is hereby declared a nuisance. It shall be the duty of the chief of police to give reasonable notice to any person having or maintaining or stretching wires, cables, ropes or cords, or having caused the same to be stretched in any street or public place, contrary to the provisions of this section, to remove the same. In case of failure to remove, the chief of police may remove such wire or other obstruction, or prosecute such person willfully maintaining the same, or may both remove and prosecute.
(Code 1964 § 7-8.108; Ord. 2668, 11/12/2024)
(a) 
Upon proper written application on a form prescribed by the city, the police chief may grant a revocable permit for the temporary closing or use of any portion of any street for celebrations, local special events, and other purposes when, in the opinion of the police chief, the closing or regulated use is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street during the temporary closing and/or use.
(b) 
Any person aggrieved by the action of the police chief pursuant to this section may, within five business days of the decision of the police chief, appeal the police chief's determination to the city manager.
(Ord. 2458 § 1, 2015)