(a) No person shall place or knowingly drop upon any part of a sidewalk, playground or other public place any tacks, bottles, wire, glass, nails or other articles which may damage property of another or injure any person or animal traveling along or upon such sidewalk or playground.
(b) No person shall walk on, or allow any animal upon, or injure or deface in any way, any soft or newly laid sidewalk pavement. (A.O.)
(c) No person shall place, deposit, sell or maintain any merchandise, goods, material or equipment, signs, banners or anything of a tangible nature including canopies and structures on or over any street, right-of-way or public property, sidewalk or park within the City unless permitted by subsequent provisions of this chapter. Only publicly-owned signs publicly-owned planters and appurtenances are permitted in the City right-of-way, such as directional signs, trash receptacles, and utilities, subject to the following provisions:
(1) The United States Post Office is permitted to locate depository boxes on streets and residential boxes on the City right-of-way, providing that the location thereof is abutting the curbing and does not obstruct pedestrian traffic.
(2) Flags of the United States, State of Ohio, and Galion High School may be displayed on poles insertable in the sidewalk one foot inside the curb line.
(3) Organizations desiring to conduct special events, such as Pickle Run, Octoberfest, Galion Day and others in the area of the City zoned B-3 and the City parks, shall obtain a permit from the City at least sixty days prior to the date of the event to be held. Sponsors of such events shall provide the City with an affidavit keeping the City safe and harmless from all claims resulting from the event; and provide necessary insurance covering the City for the event.
(4) The above provisions shall not prevent the loading or unloading of merchandise onto the sidewalk, for the purpose of moving into a building, for a period not to exceed thirty minutes.
(5) Each retail store, business, or owner of building must obtain a permit from the Zoning Inspector for any sign, banner, or anything of a tangible nature, including canopies and structures currently, or requested in the future, on or over any street, sidewalk, right-of-way or public property. Each permit applicant must complete a statement holding the City safe and harmless from any liability resulting from accident or injury caused by issuance of such permit or in the alternative must provide proof of insurance satisfactory to the City before a permit may be issued. If neither of these alternatives is complied with and an encroachment
occurs, such encroachment shall be removed by the owner within five days of notification from the Zoning Inspector. If the owner fails to so remove the encroachment or comply with the aforementioned provisions, the encroachment shall immediately thereafter be removed by the City at the expense of the owner.
(6) No canopies shall be permitted which extend beyond the curb line.
(Ord. 88-5698. Passed 8-16-88.)
(d) No person shall unload upon, or transport any heavy merchandise, goods, material or equipment over or across any sidewalk or curb without first placing some sufficient protection over the pavement to protect against damage or injury. The affected area shall be rendered safe and free from danger.
(e) No person shall allow any cellar or trap door, coal chute or elevator or lift opening in any sidewalk to remain open without providing suitable safeguards to protect and warn pedestrian traffic of the dangerous condition.
(f) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.