A. Prohibited Act: It shall be an offense for any person to obstruct or encumber by fence, buildings, boxes, stands, structures or otherwise, or in any manner to obstruct any of the public highways, streets, alleys, roads, or sidewalks or crosswalks within the corporate limits of the city; provided, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit the loading or unloading of any goods or material whatever without needless delay.
B. Removal Of Obstruction: It shall be the duty of the chief of police or any of his deputies having knowledge of such violation to notify the person so offending, if he can be found, to immediately remove any such obstruction or encumbrance placed or made by him upon any public highway, street, alley, sidewalk, road or crosswalk within the city contrary to the provisions of this section; and if such person does not immediately remove such obstruction or encumbrance or if such person cannot immediately be found, then such chief of police or deputy shall remove such obstruction or encumbrance. (1980 Code § 19-1)