ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
41.100 Damage to streets prohibited
41.101 Maintenance of sidewalks and utility strips required
41.102 Skateboards prohibited on certain streets
41.103 Prohibited Acts
ARTICLE II. OBSTRUCTIONS OF STREETS
41.200 Obstructing, depositing debris prohibited
41.201 Obstructing drains prohibited
41.202 Sight obstructions prohibited
41.203 Removal of obstructions authorized
ARTICLE III. EXCAVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
41.300 Construction
41.301 Entrances and driveways
41.302 Excavations of city streets
41.303 Repair of city streets
ARTICLE IV. STREET NUMBERING
41.400 System for numbering
41.401 Numbering required
ARTICLE V. SIGN MAINTENANCE POLICY
41.500 Purpose
41.501 Procedure
41.502 Retroreflectivity assessment
41.503 Record keeping
41.999 Penalties
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
It shall be unlawful for any person to haul, drive or propel over any macadam, gravel or other hard-surfaced streets or roads in the city any disk harrow, drag harrow, tractor or tractors or any other kind of machinery, carriage, or vehicle whatsoever in such a manner as to do injury thereto. The operator of the vehicle or machinery shall operate it in a careful manner so as not to damage, injure, cut up, or disfigure any street or road.
(Ord. No. 33, § I, 10-9-22)
(A) The owners or occupants of lots or property in the city shall keep their sidewalks, gutters, and utility strips in front of their respective lots in good repair. Any person who shall fail or refuse to repair the sidewalk, gutter, or utility strip within ten (10) days after being notified by the mayor or other appropriate city official to do so shall be fined as provided in § 10.099 of this Code.
(B) The owners or occupants of lots shall keep the sidewalks and gutters leading from them clean and in order. Any person who fails or refuses to clean the sidewalk, gutter, or utility strip within twenty-four (24) hours after being notified to do so by the mayor or other appropriate city official shall be fined as provided in § 10.099 of this Code. The city in its discretion may elect to repair and reconstruct existing sidewalks in residential areas at its sole cost, or at the joint cost of the city and property owner.
(C) For purposes of this § 41.101, the term “utility strip” shall mean any area between the edge of the sidewalk and the edge of the street or the back of the street curb.
(D) Nothing shall be grown or planted in utility strips except grass without the approval of the City of Berea Utility Strip Working Group.
(Ord. No. 20, 4-16-18; Amd. Ord. No. 19-97, 9-16-97; Amd. Ord. No. 10-2023, § 1, 9-19-23)
(A) No person shall ride a skateboard on the following listed streets, the sidewalks of such streets, and certain posted public areas in the corporate limits:
Table 41.102(A) | |
SKATEBOARDS PROHIBITED | |
Street | Location
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Table 41.102(A) | |
SKATEBOARDS PROHIBITED | |
Street | Location
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Boone Street | From Chestnut Street to Walnut Street |
Chestnut Street | From Lester Street to the end of sidewalk on U.S. 25 North |
Forest Street | From Jackson Street to Prospect Street |
Harrison Road | Its entire extent |
Harrison Street | Its entire extent |
Jefferson Street | Its entire extent |
Main Street | From Estill Street to Prospect Street |
North Broadway | From Chestnut Street to Adams Street |
Prospect Street | Its entire extent |
South Broadway | From Chestnut Street to Adams Street |
Other | Any other street, sidewalk, or public area which is posted off limits to skateboards |
(B) Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than five ($5.00) dollars nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. No. 19.90, § 1, 9-4-90)
(A) No person shall stand, sit or remain on or in any public right-of-way, or on or in any public street, sidewalk, or highway for the purpose of soliciting contributions of any kind from the drivers or passengers of vehicles using the street; provided, however, this provision shall not prohibit a purely charitable organization from using right-of-way (but not streets) to give notice of off-street activities. No city permit shall be issued for charitable solicitation at any location where such solicitation is prohibited by this section.
(B) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. No. 22-99, passed 1-4-00)
Cross reference:
Offenses, obstructing streets, sidewalks prohibited, see § 53.003
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