(A) Obstructing street.
(1) It shall be unlawful to deposit any material on any street which may be harmful to the pavement thereof or any waste material or any grass clippings or to cause a lawn mower to blow grass clippings onto a street or any other articles such as glass which may cause injury to any person, animal, or property.
(2) No person shall place or cause to be placed or erected on any public ground or in any public street, alley, or sidewalk in the city any debris, materials, or obstruction, except as may be permitted by this chapter.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Police Department to exercise a vigilant supervision over such places and to notify any person found making such deposit or responsible for same to remove the offending matter at once.
(Prior Code, § 33-2-9)
(B) Building materials in street. The Street Superintendent may move any obstruction on any street or sidewalk of the city, but before doing so, he or she shall notify the person responsible therefor to remove such obstruction within a reasonable time after being notified. Any person engaged in erecting a building or fence or improving any lot on such street may deposit materials thereon and contiguous to such length of time as may be necessary for the work. The obstruction shall not extend to more than one-half of the width of the sidewalk, street, or alley adjacent to such improvement and the gutter shall always be left free and unobstructed. At night, such person shall keep an illuminated warning light on such material.
(Prior Code, § 33-2-11)
(C) Merchandise on public street. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to use any street, sidewalk, or other public place as space for the display of goods or merchandise for sale or to write or make any signs or advertisements on any such pavements, unless permission is granted by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 33-2-12)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 65 ILCS 5/11-80-3