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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
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§ 16.205  BURNING ON STREETS PROHIBITED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to burn any trash, garbage, leaves or refuse matter on the streets and sidewalks.
(Prior Code, § 16.205)
§ 16.206  DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or place on any street or sidewalk any glass in any shape or form, tin cans, nails, brick, pieces of iron, sticks or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal or vehicle thereon.
(S.C. Code § 57-7-20)  (Prior Code, § 16.206)
§ 16.207  GARBAGE, OTHER SOLID WASTE, TRASH, OFFENSIVE MATTER.
   It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to throw or cause to be thrown any garbage, other solid waste, trash or other offensive matter onto any sidewalk, street, lot or public place.
(Prior Code, § 16.207)
§ 16.208  OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT STREET INTERSECTIONS.
   On corner lots, there shall be no obstruction to vision between a height of two feet and a height of ten feet measured above the average elevation of the existing surfaces of the intersecting streets at their center lines, within the area formed by joining points on the property lines, measured as follows:
   a.   On property lines abutting streets 50 feet or less in right-of-way width, the points on the property lines shall be not less than 25 feet from the lot corner;
   b.   On property lines abutting streets more than 50 feet in right-of-way width, the points on the property lines shall be 50 feet from the lot corner; and
   c.   This restriction shall not apply to buildings in business districts.
(Prior Code, § 16.208)
§ 16.209  SAME; REMOVAL.
   Whenever there exists on any privately owned property, located at any street intersection, any tree, bush, shrubbery, plant, fence or other obstruction which obstructs the view of pedestrians or vehicular traffic, interferes with the safe and orderly movement of traffic or creates a dangerous condition, the owner or occupant of such property shall, within ten days after official written notice, remove such obstruction.
(S.C. Code § 5-7-80)  (Prior Code, § 16.209)
§ 16.210  STREETLIGHTS; BREAKING, REMOVING.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to break any lamp or electric light or to remove any electric light bulb or otherwise tamper with streetlights.
(Prior Code, § 16.210)
§ 16.211  SIDEWALKS; MERCHANDISE; EXCEPTIONS; ADVERTISING.
   a.   It shall be unlawful for any merchant to display merchandise on the streets or sidewalks without approval by the Clerk/Treasurer.
   b.   The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit sidewalk sales and displays by charitable, religious, educational or eleemosynary groups or organizations.
   c.   It shall be unlawful for any person to paint, write, inscribe, place, affix in any manner or display any advertising matter, inscriptions or devices on the streets or sidewalks or upon any property belonging to the town or to procure the same to be done.
   d.   Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with an order to remove said property shall be served an ordinance summons to appear before the Municipal Court, as provided in § 14.101 of this code.
   e.   Upon conviction, any person, firm or corporation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to such fine as may be imposed by the Municipal Court.
(Prior Code, § 16.211)
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