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It shall be unlawful for any person to shovel or throw upon the public way any amount of ice or snow which is obstructive to the moving or parking of any vehicle or the parking of any bicycle at a bicycle parking rack or the moving of any bicycle or which impedes the normal routing of pedestrian traffic, including access to any bicycle share station, bus stop or train station or building entrance. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense, and each day such offense shall continue shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
(Prior code § 34-2.1; Added Coun. J. 4-25-85, p. 15821; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VII, § 5)
Except as otherwise allowed by this Code or by regulations issued by the commissioner of transportation, no person shall erect or place any building, structure, or other stationary object, in whole or in part, upon any public way or other public ground within the city. The commissioner of transportation may issue permits for the temporary placement of tables or stands on public sidewalks pursuant to regulations. The regulations promulgated by the commissioner of transportation for the placement of such temporary stands or tables shall not become effective until 30 days after notice of such regulations has been submitted to the city council and its committee having jurisdiction over privileges in the public way. Every person that violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this section or the regulations issued hereunder shall be fined not less than $50.00 and not more than $500.00 for each offense. Every day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The owner of any building, structure or object illegally placed on the public way shall also be subject to removal of the building, structure or object, at the owner's expense. Any item which is temporarily placed on the street under permit by the commissioner of the department of transportation shall have on each of its sides a reflector so that it shall not constitute a hazard to traffic and/or individuals.
(Prior code § 34-3; Amend Coun. J. 2-6-91, p. 30365; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 4-16-96, p. 20800)
The chief procurement officer, in cooperation with the commissioner of transportation, is authorized to negotiate and enter into one or more contracts that authorize the installation of street furniture on the public way, including but not limited to, benches, newspaper stands, kiosks, information booths and shelters. The chief procurement officer shall enter into such contracts only when the chief procurement officer and the commissioner determine that the contracts are in the public interest based upon the following considerations:
(1) The extent to which the street furniture will serve the convenience or safety of the public;
(2) The extent to which the street furniture will enhance the esthetic appeal of the streetscape;
(3) The ability of the contractor to place, install and maintain street furniture of suitable design and quality, and to perform other obligations under the contracts;
(4) The ultimate financial cost or economic benefit to the city from the contract; and
(5) The degree of participation of minority and women-owned businesses in the contract to the extent that preferences for such businesses are permitted by law.
The chief procurement officer is authorized to issue requests for proposals or requests for qualifications whenever the chief procurement officer or the commissioner determines that such requests are necessary for purposes of this section. Any contract entered into pursuant to this section shall be subject to approval as to form and legality by the corporation counsel.
Any street furniture on the public way authorized pursuant to this section shall not require the issuance of a public way use permit pursuant to Section 10-28-010.
(Added Coun. J. 6-9-99, p. 5442; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-00, p. 38206, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83228, § 1)
The chief financial officer, in cooperation with the commissioner of transportation, is authorized to enter into a coordinated city digital sign program agreement that authorizes the installation of city digital signs on or projecting into the public way. Any city digital signs on or projecting into the public way authorized pursuant to this section shall not require the issuance of a public way use permit pursuant to Section 10-28-010 or payment of a public way use fee pursuant to Section 10-28-017.
(Added Coun. J. 12-12-12, p. 44485, § 7)
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