No person shall commit any of the following acts:
A. Causing Obstruction Without Permission: In any way obstruct or cause to be obstructed, any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place by placing therein or thereon any stone, lumber, brick, wood or other thing or by making or causing to be made any excavation therein or thereon without having first secured written permission from the city manager to do so.
B. Fuel Or Merchandise: Place or cause to be placed on any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or other public places, any cord, wood, lumber, brick, stone or any other species of property or thing, and suffer the same to remain thereon or therein for more than ten (10) hours after having been notified by the city manager to remove the same; provided, that this subsection shall not be construed to apply in cases of removal or importation of goods, wares and merchandise belonging to merchants where the same do not remain as an obstruction for more than ten (10) hours and do not occupy more than one-third (1/3) of the width of the sidewalk from the building to the curb line.
C. Cart Or Vehicle: Obstruct any sidewalk by drawing, leading or driving any cart or vehicle upon the same, or leave any cart, vehicle or animal upon the same.
D. Cellar Door Or Grating Left Open: Keep or leave open any cellar door or grating, or covering of any vault, on any street or sidewalk, or allow any such cellar door, grating or covering belonging to the premises occupied by such person, to be in an insecure condition and thereby dangerous to the public safety. (2007 Code § 41-2)