(A) No person or persons, firm, or corporation shall obstruct a sidewalk so as to prevent the free use thereof by the public; provided, however, that permission may be obtained from the City Administrative Clerk/Treasurer to temporarily obstruct a sidewalk for purposes of constructing, loading or unloading, or other business purposes.
(B) The Clerk/Treasurer, with the approval of the City Council, is authorized to grant permission, in writing, to place and keep upon any street, alley, or sidewalk in the city, building material, for a period not exceeding 90 days, when the materials are to be used in the construction of a new building, or in the repair of an old building; but the permission shall not authorize the obstruction of more than 5 feet in width of the sidewalk or more than 15 feet in width of the street adjacent to the lot in which the building material is to be used. No material shall be placed upon the sidewalk which will break or injure the same; also, the person to whom the permission is granted shall erect and maintain during the period of the permit, proper and sufficient safeguards and warning lights, and the material shall in no case be placed so as to obstruct the free flow of water in the street gutters. The permission may be revoked by the City Administrative Clerk/Treasurer at any time.
(C) Every person to whom permission is granted herein, before the expiration of the time for which the permission was granted, shall cause all building material and rubbish arising therefrom to be removed from the place occupied and shall also immediately repair and put in as good condition as before any sidewalk or street that may have been injured by the person.
(Ord. 105, passed 9-8-1993) Penalty, see § 93.99