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No person shall injure or attach any signs, advertisements or notices to a tree or shrub in any public place. Any tree or shrub which overhangs any sidewalk or street or any other public place in such a way as to impede or interfere with traffic or travel shall be trimmed by the owner of the abutting premises on which such tree or shrub grows so that obstruction shall cease. Any tree which has become likely to fall on or across any public place or way shall be removed by the owner of the premises on which the tree is located. In the event the owner of the abutting premises on which a tree or shrub grows fails to trim any obstruction or fails to remove a tree which has become a danger to the public, the city of Flora shall remove said obstruction or tree and the owner of the property shall pay for any and all costs associated with said trimming of any tree, shrub or obstruction or the removal thereof. (Ord. 02-1709, 2-19-2002)
(A) No person shall obstruct any drain or drainage ditch in any public street or alley. No person shall maintain or otherwise locate in any drain or drainage ditch any culvert at a driveway or other crossing of any material other than concrete, iron or galvanized steel. No person shall maintain, place or otherwise locate in any drain or drainage ditch, culverts of a size smaller than those which conform with the specifications laid down or approved by the city council.
(B) No person shall permit the flow of water over any sidewalk. (1956 Code, Sec. 7.09)
(A) No person shall injure, disturb or interfere with any sidewalk, street or alley pavement, or any street sign, post, signal, lamp or barrier. (1956 Code, Sec. 7.10)
(B) No person shall walk upon or drive any vehicle or animal upon, or injure any newly laid street or sidewalk pavement while guarded by a warning sign or a barricade. No person shall knowingly injure any soft newly laid pavement. (1956 Code, Sec. 7.15)
(C) No person shall operate any vehicle on any street, way, roadway, highway or alley exceeding the maximum gross weight shown on signs caused to be erected by the commissioner of streets and alleys designating restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any such street, way, roadway, highway or alley. In determining the maximum gross weight limitation to be placed upon any street, way, roadway, highway or alley, the commissioner of streets and alleys should consider their condition and/or the weather conditions affecting same. Such maximum weight limitation of vehicles shall not be less than eight thousand (8,000) pounds. This section shall not apply to garbage, and refuse collection vehicles, fire and other emergency vehicles. (Ord. 78-387, 3-20-1978)
Whenever ten (10) responsible freeholders of the city shall present to the city council a petition in writing, signed by them, and praying for the opening, widening or altering of any public street or alley, the city council shall appoint a committee of three (3) of its members to make an inspection of the grounds, and report what further action, if any, they deem advisable. If the city council shall determine to grant the prayer of such petition, it shall declare, by an order spread upon its minutes, that such street or alley shall be opened, widened or altered, particularly defining the extent and location of such proposed street or alley. Unless the amount of compensation to the owners of all property proposed to be taken for such purpose, shall be determined by written agreement, the mayor, in the name of the city, shall cause proceedings to be instituted in pursuance of the provisions of state law, and all further proceedings with reference to such work shall be held in pursuance of such state law 3 . (1956 Code, Sec. 7.11)
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| 3 | 65 ILCS 5/9-3-1 et seq.; 605 ILCS 5/7-101. |
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