§ 507.03 Street Clock Nuisances; Removal

   Any street clock erected or maintained in violation of the provisions of Sections 507.01 or 507.02 shall be deemed a nuisance and shall be abated by the prompt removal thereof by the Director of Public Service at the cost and expense of the owner of the abutting property.

(Ord. No. 549-54. Passed 11-8-54, eff. 11-12-54)

§ 507.04 Permit to Drive on Sidewalks

   No person shall drive or cause to be driven or hauled any vehicle of any kind over any sidewalk other than a driveway without first obtaining a written permit from the Director of Public Service.

§ 507.05 Deposit for Permit to Drive on Sidewalks

   The permit required under Section 507.04 shall be issued by the Director of Public Service only upon the deposit of a sum not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00), as he or she shall determine sufficient to pay any and all claims for damages to the sidewalk, including the sidewalk in front of the adjoining building or premises. The deposit or the balance thereof remaining after deducting the cost of any damage to the sidewalk and that of the adjoining premises shall be returned to the permit holder.

(Ord. No. 856-49. Passed 6-13-49)

§ 507.06 Sidewalk Obstruction Permits

   (a)   No person shall place or cause to be placed any object or property so as to obstruct the public’s use of any sidewalk without first obtaining a sidewalk obstruction permit from the Director of Public Service.

   (b)   An application for a sidewalk obstruction permit shall contain the following information:

      (1)   The name of the applicant;

      (2)   The location of the proposed obstruction;

      (3)   The purpose of the obstruction;

      (4)   The proposed commencement date, time and estimated duration of the obstruction; and

      (5)   A pedestrian maintenance traffic plan.

   (c)   The application shall be accompanied with the fee established from time to time by the Board of Control and evidence of a public liability insurance policy issued by an insurer authorized to transact business in Ohio, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), listing the City of Cleveland as an additional insured.

   (d)   The Director may deny or revoke a sidewalk obstruction permit whenever the Director finds:

      (1)   The applicant has previously violated the provisions of a sidewalk obstruction permit or has submitted materially false or incomplete information on any sidewalk obstruction permit application; or

      (2)   The obstruction would unreasonably interfere with another obstruction for which a permit has been issued; or

      (3)   The time, place or size of the obstruction would unreasonably interfere with public convenience and safe use of the sidewalk;

      (4)   The obstruction would unreasonably interfere with the movement or service capability of emergency or service vehicles; or

      (5)   The obstruction would unreasonably interfere with a construction project.

   (e)   Whoever violates division (a) of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00).

   (f)   This section shall not apply to any person that has been issued a permit under the following Chapters of the Codified Ordinances:

      (1)   Chapter 133 relating to special events;

      (2)   Chapter 411 relating to parades;

      (3)   Chapter 508 relating to sidewalk occupancy for vendors in the Central Business District;

      (4)   Chapter 513 relating to outdoor restaurants;

      (5)   Chapter 670B relating to pay telephones;

      (6)   Chapter 675 relating to peddlers and produce dealers;

      (7)   Chapter 680 relating to newspaper boxes; or

      (8)   Chapter 3109 relating to encroachment permits.

(Ord. No. 1170-03. Passed 7-16-03, eff. 7-23-03)

§ 507.07 Provisions for Sidewalk Use to Display and Transport Goods in Certain Areas

   In the following district: beginning at the shore line of Lake Erie on the line of E. 20th St., extending southerly along the line of and including E. 20th St., to St. Clair Ave., N.E., easterly along St. Clair Ave., N.E., to E. 21st St., southerly along E. 21st St. to Euclid Ave., easterly along Euclid Ave. to E. 22nd St., southerly along E. 22nd St. to Broadway, S.E., northerly on Broadway, S.E., to Central Ave., S.E., westerly on Central Ave., S.E., to Canal Rd., northerly and westerly on Canal Rd. to Columbus Rd., northerly on Columbus Rd. to Superior Ave., N.W., thence northerly on W. 10th St. to the southerly shore of Lake Erie; any person, partnership, firm or corporation doing business may place and maintain a permanent showcase for the display of goods, wares and merchandise sold by them. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the moving of goods, wares or merchandise, across any sidewalk in the way of trade, or for the use of families, and provided further, that none of the terms of this section shall be construed to permit merchandise, goods, shipping cases or other material on any sidewalk at night, on Sundays or legal holidays, or any time when the person, firm or corporation, owning or controlling the property fronting on the sidewalk, has closed its place of business or ceased the actual work of shipping or receiving merchandise, goods, shipping cases or other material.