(A) Obstructions. It is a misdemeanor for any person to place, deposit, display or offer for sale any fence, goods or other obstructions upon, over, across or under any street (including sidewalks and boulevards) without first having obtained a written permit from the Council, and then only in compliance in all respects with the terms and conditions of the permit, and taking precautionary measures for the protection of the public. An electrical cord or device of any kind is hereby included, but not by way of limitation, within the definition of an obstruction.
(B) Fires. It is a misdemeanor for any person to build or maintain a fire upon a street.
(C) Dumping in streets. It is a misdemeanor for any person to throw or deposit in any street any nails, dirt, glass or glassware, cans, discarded cloth or clothing, metal scraps, garbage, leaves, grass or tree limbs, paper or paper products, shreds or rubbish, oil, grease or other petroleum products, or to empty any water containing salt or other injurious chemical thereon. It is a violation of this section to haul any such material, inadequately enclosed or covered, thereby permitting the same to fall upon streets. It is also a violation of this section to place or store any building materials or waste resulting from building construction or demolition on any street without first having obtained a written permit from the Council.
(D) Signs and other structures. It is a misdemeanor for any person to place or maintain a sign, advertisement or other structure in any street without first having obtained a written permit from the Council. In a district zoned for commercial or industrial enterprises, special permission allowing an applicant to erect and maintain signs overhanging the street may be granted upon terms and conditions as may be set forth in the zoning or construction provisions of the city code.
(E) Placing snow or ice in a roadway or on a sidewalk.
(1) It is a misdemeanor for any person, not acting under a specific contract with the city or without special permission from the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, to remove snow or ice from private property and place the same in any roadway or on a sidewalk.
(2) Where permission is granted by the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, the person to whom that permission is granted shall be initially responsible for payment of all direct or indirect costs of removing the snow or ice from the street or sidewalk. If not paid, collection shall be by civil action or assessment against the benefitted property as any other special assessment.
(F) Continuing violation. Each day that any person continues in violation of this section shall be a separate offense and punishable as such.
(G) Condition. Before granting any permit under any of the provisions of this section, the Council may impose any insurance or bonding conditions thereon as it, considering the projected danger to public or private property or to persons, deems proper for safeguarding the persons and property. This insurance or bond shall also protect the city from any suit, action or cause of action arising by reason of the obstruction.
(1989 Code, § 7.07) Penalty, see § 91.999