It shall not be lawful for any vendor of groceries,
fruits or produce or any kind of foodstuffs or merchandise, except
peddlers duly licensed or authorized and farmers, to store, display,
exhibit or sell his said wares on the public highways in the Borough
of Brentwood, including the sidewalk or cartway, or any portion thereof,
or to make use of the sidewalk or cartway or any portion thereof,
as a place for salesmen, clerks or customers, to stand while transacting
business or in anywise to obstruct the sidewalk or cartway, or any
portion thereof, and prevent the free use of the same by the general
public.
It shall not be lawful to put or place any box,
boxes, barrels, merchandise or other articles that may tend to obstruct
the free use of any sidewalk upon any of the sidewalks within the
limits of the Borough of Brentwood, except articles temporarily placed
thereon for the purpose of loading or unloading, removing or storing
away.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply
to the sale, storage or display of newspapers or periodicals.
[Amended 2-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1091]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution or, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not
more than 30 days.