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City of Bradford, PA
Mckean County
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[Adopted 6-11-1974 as Ord. No. 2955]
A. 
The following words, as used in this article, shall have the meanings hereby respectively ascribed thereto:
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
STREET
The roadway of any public street, alley or highway in the City of Bradford.
B. 
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place upon or to allow to run onto any street any waste material, water, oil or other liquid, grease, sand or dirt.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any obstruction upon any street or to place any obstruction upon any sidewalk except for the time required to load or unload the same. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the storage of merchandise on sidewalks as permitted by § 189-33 of this article.
It shall be unlawful for any person to display for sale upon any street any motor vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to display upon any sidewalk any goods, wares or merchandise, except that:
A. 
Merchandise may be displayed upon the sidewalk abutting the property from which it is sold, provided that it shall not occupy more than the innermost 36 inches of the width of the sidewalk closest to the building and farthest from the curb, so long as 84 inches of sidewalk shall remain open and unobstructed. Merchandise, tables, displays, etc., shall not be permitted to remain on the sidewalk after the close of business on any day.
[Amended 6-12-2001 by Ord. No. 2955.[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection B as Subsection C.
B. 
Tables and/or chairs for the purpose of outdoor dining may be placed upon the sidewalk abutting the property from which the food is being sold, provided that such furniture shall not occupy more than the innermost 36 inches of the width of the sidewalk closest to the building and farthest from the curb and so long as 84 inches of sidewalk shall remain open and unobstructed. My establishment wishing to utilize outdoor dining must be in possession of a current health license issued by the City of Bradford Health Department. Under City Ordinance 3014, alcoholic beverages are prohibited from being served on public land, which would include all sidewalks. Covered waste/trash receptacles must be provided by the establishment providing outdoor dining, and all such tables, chairs, receptacles, etc., shall not be permitted to remain on the sidewalk after the close of business on any day.
[Added 6-12-2001 by Ord. No. 2955.1]
C. 
During the holding of special sidewalk sales, merchandise may be displayed on and sold from the sidewalk on such days and between such hours as shall be designated by the City Council or its authorized representative for the purpose, and only such portion of the sidewalk as shall be specified by the City Council or its authorized representative may be occupied by such merchandise and/or stands or tables therefor.
[Amended 11-28-1995 by Ord. No. 3163]
[Amended 11-28-1995 by Ord. No. 3163]
It shall be unlawful for any person to coast or ride upon a sled or similar conveyance upon any sidewalk in the City or upon any street unless such street shall have been set apart and designated by the City Council or its authorized representative as a "play highway" and shall have been blocked off or otherwise adequately protected from vehicular traffic. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any adult from pulling or drawing a sled with a child as a passenger thereon upon any sidewalk.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.