Section
92.01 Board approval of new streets
92.02 Obstruction of streets prohibited
92.03 Littering prohibited on streets and sidewalks, private property
92.04 Littering from vehicles
92.05 Mud deposits on streets
92.06 Unlawful to damage street surface or shoulders with vehicle
92.07 Maintenance of public areas
Before any new street offered for dedication to the town is accepted and officially recognized as a town-maintained street, the Board must give its approval, finding that the street complies with engineering standards set by the Board, and that the best interests of the town would be served by accepting the street as a town street.
(Prior Code, § 40.01)
(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
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to place, throw, or dump any paper, circular, handbill, advertising matter, trash, or any other thing or substance of like kind upon any street, alley, square, park, sidewalk, or other public place in the town, or to distribute or place any paper, circular, handbill, advertising matter, or other substance upon or within any porch, automobile, vehicle, back lot, or other public place in the town in a manner as the same may be readily moved or dislodged or blown from the position where placed by the wind or for other cause to public streets or sidewalks of the town.
(Prior Code, § 40.03)
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, organization, or private corporation to throw or deposit upon any street or sidewalk, or upon any private property, except with written permission of the owner or occupant of the private property any trash, refuse, garbage, building material, cans, bottles, broken glass, paper, or any type of litter.
(Prior Code, § 82.01)
Penalty, see § 10.99
It shall be unlawful for any person, while driver or passenger in a vehicle, to throw or deposit litter upon any street or other public place within the town, or upon private property.
(Prior Code, § 82.02) Penalty, see § 10.99
No person operating a vehicle with dual wheels, or a vehicle equipped with four wheel drive, shall track or cause mud to be deposited on the paved portion of any town street so as to create a hazard to the traveling public. Any person who causes or permits mud to be tracked or deposited by a vehicle with dual wheels, or a vehicle equipped with four wheel drive, shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.
(Prior Code, § 40.05) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) It shall be unlawful to move on, over, or across any bridge, road, or town street, including shoulders thereof, of the town street system, any object, tractor, engine, farm equipment, or vehicle of any kind which has wheels or objects of any kind attached thereto which will cut, mutilate, or damage the surface of the bridge, road, highway, or shoulder thereof, without the written permission of the town.
(B) Any person or company that damages a road or town street that results from the described act in division (A) above shall be required to reimburse the town for the damages within 30 days after being requested by the town.
(Prior Code, § 40.06) Penalty, see § 10.99
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or other person in charge of any commercial establishment or premises which maintains any paved or unpaved areas for the use of the public, either for parking or as access areas and incident to the carrying on of the principal business of any commercial establishment or premises, and which parking or access areas abut or lie within ten feet of any public street or other public way, shall keep and maintain the areas clean and free from trash, litter, rubbish, and any materials liable to be blown, deposited, or cast on the street or other public way.
(Prior Code, § 82.03) Penalty, see § 10.99