(A) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or organization to obstruct any sidewalk or walkway whether temporary or permanent within the town with the exception of the Downtown Business District, which is defined as Main Street between Quad and Park Avenue.
(B) (1) Downtown businesses may place temporary outdoor seating, barriers to surround the seating, small temporary signs for special events and sales, or planters. Any such seating, sign, barrier, or planters may not extend over 50% of the sidewalk from the exterior of the building or structure to allow access for foot traffic, ADA compliance, or emergency services safe passage. However, if ADA compliance makes the placement of any of the above impossible, downtown businesses may not place anything on such sidewalks. No alcohol may be served or consumed outside of the sidewalk area directly permitted for use as prescribed above. Also, no item that a downtown business places onto the sidewalk area, including installation of a fence, may be a permanent fixture; all items must be removable from the sidewalk.
(2) If a downtown business elects to utilize the sidewalk for the above purposes, the downtown business shall be fully liable for any and all injuries or claims that arise out a patron, customer, or other individuals utilization of the above area utilized by the downtown business.
(3) The town reserves the right to request that any and all items be removed from the sidewalk area for a special event, which includes, but is not limited to, parades.
(C) It shall also be considered a violation under this section when anyone shall remove, without permission of the then sitting Town Council, or otherwise make impassable any sidewalk now existing in the town, unless such removal shall be for the purpose of the immediate replacement of the sidewalk.
(Prior Code, § 5.4) (Ord. 1977-3, passed - -; Ord. 2023-09, passed 8-8-2023) Penalty, see § 152.99
Cross-reference:
Vending machines, see § 111.01