(A) The public parkway shall be planted with grass or other decorative material in all residential districts. There shall be no parking, standing or stopping of vehicles, except in an emergency, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer (or other designated traffic safety official) on or over a parkway. Violators shall be subject to a fine up to $500 per occurrence and shall also be responsible for any damage to village property caused by driving over, or parking on a parkway.
(B) Parkways shall not be black-topped, stoned or concreted, except to provide a walkway to the residence, and upon application of an appropriate building permit.
(C) It shall be the duty of each person residing on property abutting on village streets to maintain the area between the lot line of the residence and the curb (or street line where no curb exists) free from weeds and other noxious herbage or matter. Any person notified by the Public Works Department to remove such offensive matter from the area fronting upon his or her place of residence shall comply within seven days, or shall be subject to a fine up to $500 per day.
(D) While the village recognizes the desire of citizens to beautify the portion of land owned by the village, and located between the residence and the adjoining curb (or street line where no curb exists), no encumbrance other than grass, bushes, shrubs, flowers, trees, decorative rock and fences shall be allowed thereon.
(E) In the event that it becomes necessary for the village to excavate any portion of the public parkway, the parkway shall be returned to grade and seeded after the excavation. The village shall not be responsible for any bushes, shrubs, flowers, trees or other decorative matter which may have been damaged or destroyed during the work done on the parkway.
(Ord. 01-766, passed 9-13-2001)