10-28-320 Shadings of streetlamps.

   The commissioner of streets and sanitation is hereby authorized to install a device on street lamps, brackets, or poles of the city for the purpose of diverting direct rays of light which interfere with the comfort or are detrimental to the health of any person residing near such lamp and on the same side of the street, whenever said commissioner of streets and sanitation shall find that the aforesaid conditions exist; provided an application for such installation is made and the applicant therefor pays in advance to the city the sum of $2.00 to cover the cost of the installation of such device, and the sum of $1.00 to cover the cost of the maintenance of such device for a period of one year. Such device may be maintained by the city after the first year upon the payment in advance of the sum of $1.00 to cover the cost of such maintenance. All devices installed under the provisions of this section shall remain the property of the city and shall be removed by the commissioner of streets and sanitation whenever he shall find that the same interfere with the proper lighting of the street or that the conditions requiring the installation no longer exist.

   No person other than the duly authorized employees of the department of streets and sanitation shall place or attempt to place on any such post any device for the obstruction of the light of a street lamp of the city or shall interfere with a device placed in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(Prior code § 34-24)

10-28-330 Lighting or extinguishing lamps.

   No person, unless authorized by the proper authority, shall at any time light or extinguish, or cause to be lighted or extinguished, any street lamp of the city. Any contractor who shall wilfully neglect to light any such lamp which he has contracted to light shall be liable to a fine of not more than $10.00.

(Prior code § 34-25)

10-28-340 Injuring or obstructing lampposts and lamps.

   No person shall break, deface, or in any way injure or destroy, tie any animal, hang or place any goods or merchandise, or place any goods, boxes, wood, or any other heavy material upon or against any street lamp or lamppost of the city.

(Prior code § 34-26)

10-28-350 Violation – Penalty.

   Any person violating any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter on lampposts and lamps where no other penalty is specifically provided shall be fined not more than $50.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 34-27)

ARTICLE VII. RESERVED*.

* Editor's note – Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83228, § 1, repealed Art. VII, §§ 10-28-360 – 10-28-430, which pertained to permits for vehicle weighing scales.

ARTICLE VIII. LAWN SPRINKLING SYSTEMS IN PUBLIC PARKWAYS (10-28-440 et seq.)

10-28-440 Permit required.

   The commissioner of transportation is authorized to issue permits for the installation and operation of lawn sprinkling systems in any parkway on request of the owner of adjacent property, subject to the following conditions:

   (a)   A sketch showing the proposed location and extent of the installation, including water pipe connections as approved by the commissioner of water management, shall be submitted with each application.

   (b)   A permit for water pipe connection shall be obtained from the department of water management after a parkway opening permit has been issued by department of transportation and the office of emergency management and communications.

   (c)   Installation shall be made by a plumber licensed and bonded by the City of Chicago.

   (d)   Applicant shall agree to maintain system in a manner that will insure that no portion of the system will protrude above the prevailing grade of the parkway.

   (e)   [Reserved.]

   (f)   During the course of installation, the permit shall be posted in a conspicuous location on the job site.

   (g)   Operation of the system shall be subject to any rule or regulation for the use of water issued from time to time by the commissioner of water management.

   No permit shall be issued until the foregoing conditions of subsections (a), (c) and (d) of this section have been complied with to the satisfaction of the commissioner of transportation. The violation of any of the provisions of this section at any time may be cause for revocation of permit.

   In addition to the permit required by this section, a public way use permit shall be required prior to the installation of any lawn sprinkling system.

(Prior code § 34-35.1; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-94, p. 49718; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.11; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83228, § 1)