§ 3-1-7 TRIMMING SHADE TREES.

   (EDITOR’S NOTE: This section was repealed by Am. Ord. 03-02, passed 3-10-2003.)

§ 3-1-8 PARADES.

   (A)   No parade, excepting the forces of the Unites States Army or Navy, the military forces of this state, and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments, shall occupy, march or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the City Manager or his designate.

   (B)   In deciding whether to issue a permit under this section, the City Manager or his designate shall consider:

      (1)   The number of persons to participate;

      (2)   The anticipated traffic conditions at the time and date proposed for the activity;

      (3)   The schedule of other similar activities for which permits may have been issued;

      (4)   The adequacy of adult supervision for any minor scheduled to participate;

      (5)   The availability of city personnel whose presence on duty may be required by the activity and by the necessity to protect the general public; and

      (6)   The adequacy of public facilities in the location proposed for the activity to accommodate the proposed activity and the normal public use of public facilities in the proposed location.

§ 3-1-9 DUTY OF OCCUPANTS TO KEEP ADJACENT SIDEWALKS FREE FROM OBSTRUCTION.

   (A)   Every occupant of a lot on any street within the jurisdiction of the city limits shall keep the sidewalk clear and free from obstruction as far as the lot extends (with the exception of sidewalk sales permitted within the designated Dillon Downtown Commercial Historic Overlay District in accordance with § 5-4-70(A)(7)). The gutter shall remain open and free from obstruction as far as the lot extends.

   (B)   If the space is not so kept clear and free and open from obstruction of any kind (with the exception of sidewalk sales permitted within the designated Dillon Downtown Commercial Historic Overlay District in accordance with § 5-4-70(A)(7) for a period of twelve (12) hours after notice from the Police Department, the occupant shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(1977 Code, § 3-1009) (Am. Ord. 18-03, passed 5-14-2018)

§ 3-1-10 OBSTRUCTIONS ON STREETS.

   No brick, stone, wood or other substance obstructing the free passage of persons and vehicles shall be placed or suffered to lie in any of the streets or alleys of the city. No person shall place on or in any of the streets, sidewalks or alleys of the city any box, crates, casks or barrels of any description or any other obstruction of any kind. However, any person erecting a building may, with the permission of the City Manager or his designate, place building materials for immediate use on the streets in a way as not to interfere with the usual traffic.

(1977 Code, § 3-1010)

§ 3-1-11 STANDS AND BOXES ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to place or have placed any stands, boxes or other structures upon the streets and sidewalks of the city (with the exception of sidewalk sales permitted within the designated Dillon Downtown Commercial Historic Overlay District in accordance with § 5-4-70(A)(7).

(1977 Code, § 3-1011) (Ord. 16-13, passed 11-14-2016; Am. Ord. 18-03, passed 5-14-2018)

§ 3-1-12 AWNINGS AND WOODEN SHEDS.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or repair over any sidewalk or street any wooden shed or awning or any wooden shed for the support of an awning, or erect upon any street or sidewalk any post for the support of any awning. If any person shall violate this section, then each day that the above forbidden obstruction shall remain, after notice, shall constitute a separate violation of this section; provided, that this section shall not be construed to prevent the erection over the sidewalk of cloth awnings, supported upon metallic frames, firmly suspended from the building; provided further, that the City Manager shall have the power to condemn and order removed any wooden awnings now existing when they shall become dangerous or unsightly or in any way detrimental to the public health or public safety of life and limb.

§ 3-1-13 THROWING, SWEEPING, OR BURNING TRASH ON SIDEWALKS OR STREETS.

   No paper, straw, lemon peel, banana peel, watermelon rind, or any trash of any kind shall be thrown or swept upon any sidewalk or street of the city, nor shall any trash, refuse or rubbish be burnt thereon. All trash shall be placed in barrels and cans and left convenient for collection by city trucks.

( 1977 Code, § 3-1013)

Cross Reference:

   Collection of garbage, Sec. 6-2-1 et seq.

   Litter, Sec. 6-3-3 et seq.