(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or business to obstruct any public street, sidewalk, alley, road, or right-of-way within the corporate limits, subject to the following provisions.
(1) Under no circumstances shall any object or display remain overnight or after normal business hours on any sidewalk, pedestrianway, or other exterior areas intended for public pedestrian traffic.
(2) Any person or business which allows or encourages donations of merchandise, materials, or objects shall provide for a drop-off box or location for the donated items out of view from any public street. It shall be the responsibility of the individual or business seeking the donated items to ensure that no donated items are placed on the public sidewalk at any time, either during or after normal business hours. The person or business seeking donated items shall be required to conspicuously post a sign in their window, visible from the public sidewalk, stating that no donated items are to be placed on the public sidewalk, or within view of any public street.
(3) Businesses may obtain a sidewalk sale permit from the town, to allow displays on a public sidewalk, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The permit shall be valid only for the 24-hour period specified on the permit;
(b) The permit may be obtained no more than six times in any calendar year;
(c) The fee established in the town fee schedule must be paid in order to receive the permit;
(d) The permit must be conspicuously displayed so that it may be viewed from the adjacent public street or sidewalk; and
(e) Exterior displays allowed under this division may be composed only of furniture items or racks of clothing, not to exceed three items. The displays may not extend more than 38 inches into the sidewalk or pedestrianway, may be no more than 48 inches in height, may be no more than 72 inches in width, and must be adjacent to the building of the person or business who places the object or display.
(Prior Code, § 40.02)
(B) It shall be unlawful to obstruct, pile, place, or leave, or cause to be obstructed, placed, or left temporarily or permanently, any trash, refuse, garbage, lumber, logs, cordwood, tree-tops, or any other material upon any road or town street or the shoulders thereof, or within the right-of-way or over the ditches or drainways of any road or street of the town street system.
(Prior Code, § 40.04) Penalty, see § 10.99