8-4-240 Ragpicking – Peddling – Junk collection.

   No person shall engage in the occupation of ragpicking, the peddling of any article or thing, or the purchasing or collection of junk by handcart, automobile or other vehicle in any public alley between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except in the area bounded on the north by the Chicago River, on the south by East and West Roosevelt Road, on the east by Lake Michigan and on the west by the Chicago River; provided no ragpicking shall be permitted at any time of the day or night on Sundays or legal holidays. Any person violating this section shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 193-17; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-98, p. 78812)

8-4-250 Trespassing on property.

   No person shall enter into or upon any lot, block, or tract of ground in the city which is under cultivation, unless such person be an owner, lessee, or person entitled so to enter, or the duly authorized agent thereof, and any person found by the police in and upon any such premises shall be treated as a trespasser unless he can produce satisfactory evidence of ownership or right to be in and upon any such premises.

   Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 193-18; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99931, § 5.2)

8-4-260 Trespassing on elevated track.

   Whenever any track of any railroad in the city has been or may hereafter be elevated in accordance with the ordinances of the city, no person shall wilfully trespass upon said elevated roadway or track, nor shall anyone aid, abet, or assist therein; provided, however, that the employees of such railroad, acting in the discharge of their duties, may enter or be upon, or walk along or cross such elevated tracks or roadway at any place.

(Prior code § 193-19)

8-4-270 Advertising and signs on buildings.

   No person shall post, stick, stamp, tack, paint, or otherwise fix, or cause the same to be done by another person, any notice, placard, bill, handbill, sign, poster, card advertisement, or other device calculated to attract the attention of the public, upon any building or part thereof, wall or part thereof, or window, without first obtaining the written consent of the owner, agent, lessee, or occupant of such premises or structure.

(Prior code § 193-20; Amend Coun. J. 3-5-03, p. 104990, § 9; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 25060, § 2)

8-4-280 Removing sod or earth.

   No person shall dig, cut, or remove any sod or earth from any public way within the City without first having obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Transportation, or from any other public place within the City without first having obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Fleet and Facility Management, or from any premises not his own without first having obtained the consent of the owner, under a penalty of not less than $50.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 193-21; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. III, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-19, p. 11390, Art. III, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6542, Art. I, § 14)