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It is unlawful for any person to coast, sled or play games on streets or alleys, except in the areas blocked off by the City for such purposes. No objects, toys or items used in conjunction with sports or athletic skills shall be placed, hang over or otherwise extend beyond the curb and into the street.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12[2])
It is unlawful for any person to travel or operate any vehicle on any street or alley temporarily closed by barricades, lights, signs, or flares placed thereon by the authority or permission of any City official, police officer or member of the fire department.
It is unlawful to park, store or place, temporarily or permanently, any machinery or junk or any other goods, wares, and merchandise of any kind upon any street or alley for the purpose of storage, exhibition, sale or offering same for sale, without permission of the Council.
It is unlawful for any person to use any public sidewalk, street, or alley for the purpose of washing or cleaning any automobile, truck equipment, or any vehicle of any kind when such work is done for hire or as a business. This does not prevent any person from washing or cleaning his or her own vehicle or equipment when it is lawfully parked in the street or alley.
1. For use in this chapter, "parking" means that part of the public right-of-way in the City not covered by the sidewalk and lying between the lot line and the curb line; or, on unpaved streets, that part of the public right-of-way lying between the lot line and that portion of the street usually traveled by vehicular traffic.
2. It shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owner to maintain all property within the parking, except that the abutting property owner shall not be required to remove dead, diseased, or dying trees on the publicly owned property. Maintenance includes, but is not limited to, timely mowing, trimming of trees and shrubs, removing tree debris, and removing litter.
3. Underground irrigation systems are allowed in the parking with the understanding that it is at the abutting property owner's risk. Any maintenance, repair, or replacement of the irrigation system caused by City maintenance or construction activities within the parking will be the responsibility of and at the expense of the abutting property owner.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12[2c])
(Ord. 1973 - Aug. 19 Supp.)
If the abutting property owner does not perform an action required under the above section within a reasonable time, the City may perform the required action and assess the cost against the abutting property for collection in the same manner as a property tax.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12[2e])
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