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It is unlawful for any person to wash or drain into any street, alley or other public place in the Town any water from his house or premises or to allow any filth or water to escape from his premises upon any of the places above mentioned or upon property contiguous thereto. No auto or other vehicle shall be washed at any place within the Town where the water, dirt, or other substances removed therefrom will drain into any street or sidewalk of the Town. (1998 Code)
A. It is unlawful for any person to otherwise place any object, vehicle or structure on or so near to any street right-of-way such that same constitutes a traffic or safety hazard for either pedestrians or vehicular traffic traveling on or onto the street.
B. It is unlawful and an offense for any person to erect, construct, locate, maintain or allow to remain on his property any sign, fence or structure within an area known as the "sight triangle", which is defined as that area formed by measuring from the point of intersection of two (2) lot lines a distance of twenty five feet (25') along each lot line and connecting the points so established to create a triangle with sides abutting street right-of-way. Any sign, fence or structure placed or located in the area is hereby determined to be a public nuisance, and the Town is authorized to cause the structure, fence or sign to be removed. (1998 Code)
A. It is unlawful for any person to allow any obstruction of any kind to accumulate in the sidewalk in front of his premises. All owners and occupants of property are required to keep their premises and the sidewalks, gutters, streets and alleys adjacent thereto free from weeds, trash and all obstructions and to remove such weeds, trash and obstructions from such places.
B. It is unlawful to deposit, throw or sweep into or upon a street, alley, parking or sidewalk of the Town any trash, weeds, tree trimmings, dirt or any other refuse of any kind.
C. It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of property abutting upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area to permit the sidewalk or sidewalk area adjacent to the property to become a hazard to persons using the sidewalk or sidewalk area. (1998 Code)
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1-108 of this Code. Each day upon which a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. (1998 Code)
A. Signs In Rights-Of-Way: No sign other than an official traffic sign or other official sign erected with local, State or Federal authorization shall be permitted to be located within two feet (2') of the edge of any street, or within any easement, right-of- way, alley, road or public way, unless specifically authorized by ordinance, State or Federal law.
B. Traffic Hazard: No sign shall be permitted to be located in such a manner as to obstruct or otherwise interfere with an official traffic sign, signal or device, or obstruct or interfere with a driver or pedestrian's view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic.
C. Attachment To Poles In The Right-Of-Way: Except as otherwise provided in subsection A of this section, no sign shall be permitted to encroach upon or overhang any public right-of-way or be attached to any utility pole, traffic light poles or any other public facility or structure located within the public right-of- way.
D. Penalty: No person, firm, corporation or any other entity shall violate any subsection of this section, by placing of a prohibited sign, or failure to remove a prohibited sign after notice by the Town, or permitting a prohibited sign to remain on any property owned or controlled by such person, firm, corporation or any other entity, or by any other act or omission that would violate this section, and if convicted of the same, shall be guilty of any offense and pay a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), plus court costs, State assessments and fees; provided each day of continued violation shall be deemed a separate offense. (Ord. 2017-2, 10-12-2017)