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CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
TITLE I: STREET AND SIDEWALK AREAS
CHAPTER 501 - UNACCEPTED STREET IMPROVEMENTS
CHAPTER 503 - STREET OPENINGS AND MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 505 - SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 507 - SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS AND MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 508 - ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR VENDING DEVICES IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CHAPTER 509 - TREES
CHAPTER 510 - USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY BY SERVICE PROVIDERS
CHAPTER 511 - HOSPITAL TRAILBLAZER SIGNS
CHAPTER 512 - ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR BUSINESS SIGNS
CHAPTER 512A - RETAIL BUSINESS SIGNS IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
CHAPTER 513 - ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR PATIOS AND PARKLETS
CHAPTER 514 - ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR STREETSCAPE AMENITIES
CHAPTER 515 - ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OCCUPANCY PERMITS FOR SIDEWALK SALES
CHAPTER 516 - DECORATIVE STREET PAINTING PROGRAM
CHAPTER 517 - SHARED MOBILITY DEVICE AND BICYCLE VENDORS
TITLE III: ELECTRICITY
TITLE V: WATER SUPPLY
TITLE VII: SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
TITLE IX: MUNICIPAL SERVICES
TITLE XI: PORT CONTROL
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
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§ 503.02 Charges for Repair and Inspection of Openings – Repealed
(Ord. No. 1170-03. Passed 7-16-03, eff. 7-23-03)
§ 503.03 Removal of Unused Posts and Poles
   No person, firm or corporation shall allow lamp posts, telegraph poles, telephone poles or other structures projecting above the surface of streets or sidewalks to remain there for a period of more than thirty (30) days after the time when such posts, poles or other structures cease to be used for the purpose for which they were authorized and permitted. However, existing posts, poles and other structures that may be projecting above the surface of streets or sidewalks after May 14, 1951, shall not be required to be removed, unless the Director of Public Service orders them to be removed, in which case they shall be removed within ninety (90) days after the date of the order.
§ 503.031 Abatement of Violations
   Any post, pole, or other structure left in any street, sidewalk, treelawn, or other public right-of-way in violation of Section 503.03 may be removed by the Director of Public Service and stored pending return or disposal of the object. The owner or person responsible for such object removed pursuant to the authority of this section shall pay all costs incurred by the City for such removal, transportation, storage and disposal. If the owner or person responsible does not retrieve the object removed within fifteen (15) days of notice of removal, such object shall be deemed abandoned and may be disposed of or sold in the manner provided by Section 181.18 of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976. Any proceeds of any sale shall be applied to reimburse the City for its costs.
(Ord. No. 2354-93. Passed 12-13-93, eff. 12-17-93)
§ 503.04 Location of Trees and Lamp Posts
   All lamp posts and all shade or ornamental trees, hereafter placed in any of the streets of the City, shall be placed within and not more than one (1) foot from the outer line of the sidewalk of such street; provided that the Director of Public Service may, at his or her discretion, permit the planting of a second row of shade trees on sidewalks of not less than twenty (20) feet in width. The second row of trees shall be at least twelve (12) feet from the line of the street.
§ 503.05 Erection of Electrical Fixtures; Permit
   No person, firm or corporation shall erect or construct or cause to be erected or constructed any fixture for any guy line, wires or other electrical conductors of any description whatever upon the streets, avenues and alleys within the City, without first having obtained a permit therefor under a valid and existing ordinance from the Director of Public Service, under the penalty provided in Section 3103.99(c) of the Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. No. 299-74. Passed 4-1-74, eff. 4-8-74)
§ 503.06 Use of Pole Line by City
   All applications for permits to erect poles in the streets and alleys of the City shall provide that the City may use the poles to be so erected and attach thereto the necessary crossarms, wires or other electrical appliances, as may be deemed necessary for the police and fire signal service of the City. No permit shall be issued by the Director of Public Service for the erection of such poles for which the application and permit do not provide for the privileges required by the City, as herein contained.
(Ord. No. 117-A-49. Passed 2-27-50)
§ 503.061 Attachments to Poles
   (a)   Every person or entity, including the City of Cleveland, who is the owner or occupant of a pole located within a street or right-of-way in the City of Cleveland shall permit, upon reasonable terms and conditions and the payment of reasonable charge to the owner or occupant, the attachment of any wire, cable, facility or apparatus to its poles by any other person or entity including the City of Cleveland; provided that:
      (1)   The attaching person or entity is authorized by the City of Cleveland or otherwise permitted by law to make the attachment; and
      (2)   The attachment will not unreasonably interfere with the services and operations of the owner or occupant of the pole; and
      (3)   The attachment will not create a safety hazard as defined by the National Electric Safety Code; and
      (4)   The pole is used only for service within the City of Cleveland, or the pole supports a conductor having a voltage of less than twenty-two thousand (22,000) volts.
   (b)   Such terms and conditions, and such charges, as are established in tariffs approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio or in the case of the City of Cleveland, those terms, conditions, and charges established pursuant to Section 523.23 of the Codified Ordinances, as they may be amended from time to time, shall be deemed to be “reasonable terms and conditions” and “reasonable charges” for the purposes of subsection (a) above.
(Ord. No. 1989-90. Passed 8-23-90, eff. 8-31-90)
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