(a) No person shall place or knowingly drop upon any part of a street, highway, alley or sidewalk any tacks, bottles, wire, glass, nails or other articles which may damage or injure any person, vehicle or animal traveling along or upon such street or walkway, except such substances that may be placed upon the roadway by proper authority for the repair or construction thereof.
(b) Any person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown upon any street any noxious, destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same.
(c) Any person authorized to remove a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a street shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the street from such vehicle.
(d) No person shall place any obstruction in or upon a street or sidewalk without proper authority, including portable storage containers. Such person shall be responsible for immediate removal of the obstruction. If not immediately removed, the municipality may impound or otherwise cause the removal of the obstruction at the expense of the person responsible for the obstruction.
(e) No person, with intent to cause physical harm to a person or vehicle, shall place or knowingly drop upon any part of a highway, lane, road, street, alley or walkway any tacks, bottles, wire, glass, nails or other articles which may damage or injure any person, vehicle or animal traveling along or upon such street or walkway, except such substances that may be placed upon the roadway by proper authority for the repair or construction thereof.
(f) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates any provision of subsections (a) to (d) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates any provision of subsections (a) to (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates any provision of subsections (a) to (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(2) Whoever violates subsection (e) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 2016-04-L&R. Passed 5-24-16.)
Statutory reference:
Placing injurious material on streets, see R.C. 4511.74