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Cottageville, SC Code of Ordinance
COTTAGEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3: ANIMALS; FOWL
CHAPTER 4: BEAUTIFICATION
CHAPTER 5: BUILDINGS; PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 6: CEMETERIES
CHAPTER 7: COURT
CHAPTER 8: FINANCE, BUDGET AND TAXATION
CHAPTER 9: FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE PREVENTION
CHAPTER 10: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 11: MOBILE HOMES
CHAPTER 12:
CHAPTER 13: POLICE
CHAPTER 14: PUBLIC PEACE; OFFENSES
CHAPTER 15: SOLICITING; POSTINGS; ADVERTISING
CHAPTER 16: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 17: UTILITIES
CHAPTER 18: VEHICLES; TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 19: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
APPENDICES
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
ARTICLE II: UNLAWFUL ACTS
Section
   16.201   Obstructions; interference; vehicles; exceptions
   16.202   Same; protection by barricades, lights
   16.203   Damaging public property
   16.204   Depositing on streets, sidewalks and drains prohibited
   16.205   Burning on streets prohibited
   16.206   Dangerous substances prohibited
   16.207   Garbage, other solid waste, trash, offensive matter
   16.208   Obstructions to vision at street intersections
   16.209   Same; removal
   16.210   Streetlights; breaking, removing
   16.211   Sidewalks; merchandise; exceptions; advertising
   16.212   Draining water, other liquids onto streets or sidewalks prohibited
   16.213   Lots draining toward sidewalk
   16.214   Curbs; breaking, destroying prohibited; permission required, entrance to property
   16.215   Speaking, exhibiting, entertaining on streets; games
   16.216   Gates and doors opening onto sidewalks
   16.217   Obstruction of drains, ditches, watercourses and the like
   16.218   Trees and shrubs on streets
   16.219   Tree waste; removal
   16.220   Fences; repairs
   16.221   Camping on public property; unlawful
   16.222   Appeals
Editor’s note:
   This article derives from 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws and generally accepted municipal practices.
§ 16.201  OBSTRUCTIONS; INTERFERENCE; VEHICLES; EXCEPTIONS.
   a.   It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, blockade or obstruct any pavements, walks, streets or paths in the town by placing or allowing to remain thereon any obstruction whatsoever in any manner as to create a hazard.
   b.   It shall be unlawful for any person to place any obstruction upon or cause to be obstructed in any manner any street, sidewalk or public way or part thereof, so as to render the passage of persons, vehicles or other travel thereon difficult, inconvenient, dangerous or impossible.
   c.   It shall be unlawful to obstruct or blockade any street, highway, public road or traveled place, or any part thereof, by placing or allowing to remain thereon any vehicle not in actual or immediate use, or any other article. This shall include building materials or any other obstruction whatsoever; provided that nothing herein contained shall deprive any person who may be in the process of construction, of the use of a number of feet, not exceeding 20 feet.
   d.   Any person building a house or other structure within the town may obtain from the Clerk/Treasurer permission for a partial and temporary use of the streets for said building purposes.
   e.   No permission shall be granted for the placing of a permanent obstruction on any street, highway or other public place.
   f.   Any obstruction placed on any street, sidewalk or highway in violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
   g.   This section shall not apply to any employee of the municipality, county, state or public utility while such employee is immediately and actively engaged in the maintenance, improvement or construction of a street, sidewalk, public way or utilities.
   h.   It shall be unlawful for any person to leave any vehicle or other article dangerous to the public safety upon the public streets of the town at night, or to make or cause to be made any unreasonable or dangerous obstruction upon the public streets thereof; provided, however, that any person building houses or other structures within the town shall obtain from the Town Clerk written permission for a partial and temporary use of the public streets for building purposes.
(Prior Code, § 16.201)
Cross-reference:
   Advertising prohibitions, see § 16.211.c
§ 16.202  SAME; PROTECTION BY BARRICADES, LIGHTS.
   While the obstructions provided for in this article remain on any street, sidewalk, highway or other public place, suitable safeguards by day and by night shall be maintained by the contractor, owner or person in charge of the work, for the protection of the public, by roping off, using lanterns and other proper means.
(Prior Code, § 16.202)
§ 16.203  DAMAGING PUBLIC PROPERTY.
   a.   It shall be unlawful for any person to damage, mutilate or deface any public property within the corporate limits.
   b.   This section shall prohibit the erection of anything on public property, without the written consent of the Clerk/Treasurer.
(Prior Code, § 16.203)
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