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It is unlawful for any person to obstruct in any manner any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way by leaving or permitting to remain thereon or therein any vehicle, object, material, structure, fence or other obstruction of any kind.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-3) Penalty, see § 151.99
(A) Prohibited acts. It is unlawful to:
(1) Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building by hindering or impeding or tending to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians; or
(2) Commit in or upon any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building any act or thing which is an obstruction or interference to the free and uninterrupted use of property or with any business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon or facing or fronting on any such public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building, all of which prevents the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress and regress, therein, thereon and thereto.
(B) Remedial action. When any person causes or commits any of the conditions enumerated in division (A) above, a police officer or any law enforcement officer shall order that person to stop causing or committing such conditions and to move on or disburse, or to remove any obstructions. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such orders shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-4) Penalty, see § 151.99
(A) Obstructing view of traffic.
(1) Removal. The owner of every lot or parcel of land in the town upon which any trees, shrubs or plants are growing, or upon which any obstruction has been placed, shall remove such trees, shrubs, plants or obstruction, or parts thereof, if they are so situated as to constitute a traffic hazard by obstructing the view of any driver of any vehicle on the streets of the town to the extent that the driver is unable to observe the approach of other vehicles on streets and alleys and at intersections.
(2) Trimming.
(a) The owner of any premises abutting on any street shall trim all trees and shrubbery growing in the parking, between the sidewalks and the roadway, of any such street, and all trees and shrubbery growing on any part of the premises adjacent to the sidewalks, or any street or alley, in such manner that the boughs or limbs thereof shall not obstruct free and convenient passage, sight and travel along the streets, sidewalks and alleys. If premises are occupied by some person other than the owner, such occupant shall trim the trees and shrubbery in the same manner as hereinbefore required of the owner. Such trees and shrubbery shall be trimmed so that the lowest branches or foliage shall not be lower than ten feet above the roadway of a street or alley, nor lower than eight feet above the sidewalk.
(b) Any owner or occupant who fails, refuses or neglects to trim trees and shrubbery as provided in this section, after receiving ten days’ notice from the Town Clerk-Treasurer or his or her designee to do so, is guilty of an offense against the town. In addition to any fine or punishment as an offense, the town may act to abate the nuisance. Every day that the owner or occupant fails, refuses or neglects to trim such trees or shrubbery after the expiration of the ten days’ notice shall be a separate offense.
(B) Injuring trees or shrubbery. It is unlawful for any person to injure any tree or shrubbery on a street or alley in the town. This division (B) shall not prohibit the lawful and proper care and removal of such trees and shrubbery.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-5) Penalty, see § 151.99
(A) Display for sale. Except as otherwise provided in this code, it is unlawful for any person to display any goods, wares or merchandise for sale, or to sell the same, on any street, alley or sidewalk, or from any vehicle parked thereon, in the corporate limits of the town. Each separate sale or offer to sell in violation hereof shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) Parking vehicle for sale of merchandise. Any vehicle parked on the streets, alleys or sidewalks for the purpose of making merchandise available for sale by the methods prohibited by this section shall be promptly moved by the driver upon order of the police of the town, and if not promptly moved, the same shall be towed from such location upon order of the Police Department, and the driver or custodian of the vehicle shall also be deemed guilty of an offense.
(C) Agent or employee also guilty. In each instance where an individual is guilty of an offense under the provisions of this section, the person for whom such individual is acting in the capacity of an agent or employee shall be guilty of a separate offense.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-6) Penalty, see § 151.99
(A) Permit required for construction. It is unlawful for any person to erect or construct, or cause to be erected or constructed, any cellar or basement way, stairway, door, awning post, canopy or any other kind of structure projecting into, upon or over, and adjoining any street or sidewalk within the town, except that the Building Official may, in his or her discretion, authorize the same to be done, where the public health, safety and necessity demand, by granting a permit therefor.
(B) Construction and maintenance conditions. Upon the granting of a permit under this section, conditions as to the erection of the structure through, upon or over any street or sidewalk may be fixed by the Town Board of Trustees, and a contract shall be entered into as to the maintenance of the structure and an indemnifying agreement secured, indemnifying and saving the town harmless from any loss, costs or damage by reason of the structure projecting into, upon or over, and adjoining any street or sidewalk within the fire limits of the town.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-7) Penalty, see § 151.99
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