901.04 MERCHANDISE ON THOROUGHFARES.

   Except in the market and during market hours as established and provided under the provisions of Chapter 717 of the Business Regulation Code, and except as street vendors may carry on the business for which they are licensed under the provisions of Chapter 754 of said Code, no person shall place, store or keep merchandise in piles or containers, on counters, benches, parked vehicles or otherwise upon any part of sidewalk, street or other thoroughfare or public place, for the purpose of selling such merchandise there, or for any other purpose other than such temporary deposit as may be necessary in the transfer of such merchandise or commodities between the premises and conveyances in the thoroughfare in the regular course of business. However, the provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to building or construction materials for use on any work or construction authorized by or under the authority of any other ordinance provision to be stored or kept in or upon any sidewalk, street or other thoroughfare.

(Ord. 2016-4-25. Passed 4-13-16.)

901.05 BARRIERS BETWEEN LOT LINE AND CURB LINE.

   No person shall erect or maintain any fence, wire or other barrier between the lot line and the curb line of any street. (1931 Code §22.6272)

901.06 DIRECTIONAL INDICATIONS.

   The City is hereby divided by:

   (a)    A north-south line to be known as the City meridian, which shall follow the center line of the Great Miami River, and by

   (b)    An east-west base line, which shall follow the center line of High and Main Streets from the Great Miami River to Millville Ave., and Millville Ave., from Main Street to the western corporation line.

   Names of thoroughfares in that section of the City east of the City meridian and north of the base line shall bear the suffix N.E., meaning North East; similarly, names of thoroughfares in each other section of the City. marked off by the City meridian and the base line shall, respectively, bear the proper suffix, S.E., N.W., or S.W. (1931 Code §20.4100)

901.07 NAMING OF ALLEYS.

   Each alley shall be known and designated by the same name as the parallel street immediately north, or immediately east of such alley, as the case may be. In case two or more alleys occur between any two streets, the alley nearest the street from which they are to be named shall bear the letter "A" as suffix to its name, the next "B" and so on.

(1931 Code §20.4171)

901.08 GUY WIRES.

   No person by his agents, employees or otherwise, shall attach to any tree or trees, or to the boxing or other protection surrounding the same, or to any building either public or private, any guy wire, brace wire or other contrivance intended to keep straight any pole or post, or for any other purpose, without having first obtained permission from the owner or agent of such property, which permission such owner or agent may at any time revoke after five days' notice to such permittee or his agent; and if such properly belongs to the City, then by obtaining permission from the Director of Public Works, which permission may at his discretion be revoked after five days' notice as above specified. If any such guy wire, brace wire or other such contrivance be so attached to any tree, tree box or building belonging to the City, without a City permit, or if upon revocation of any such permit it is not detached or removed within five days, the Director of Public Works shall remove the same, unless it is entirely upon private property. (1931 Code §93.3421)

901.99 PENALTY.

   (a)   Whoever violates the provisions of Section 901.03 of obstructing the right of way is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Each subsequent violation is a misdemeanor of the second degree. In addition, offenders will forfeit their goods upon each conviction.

   (b)   Whoever violates any other provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

(Ord. 2010-5-38. Passed 5-25-10.)