A. Creation: There is hereby created a department of streets which shall have general supervision of streets, sidewalks, bridges and other public ways.
B. Superintendent: The department shall be under the direction and control of the superintendent of streets. (1976 Code § 11-311)
C. Powers And Duties: The department shall:
1. Have charge of the construction, maintenance and repair of streets, sidewalks, bridges, curbs, gutters, culverts, drains, waterways and other public ways. It shall have control of all waters flowing on the streets, sidewalks and public ways whether originating from storm, flood, drainage or irrigation waters.
2. Keep a record of and promptly investigate all complaints of defective streets, culverts, drains, ditches, sidewalks, and other public ways and, when proper, repair, replace or take such action as deemed best, and shall record the action taken on each complaint.
3. Enforce the provisions of this chapter and all other ordinances relating to the maintenance and use of streets, culverts, drains, ditches, waterways, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and other public ways.
4. Repair, or cause to be repaired, all defects coming to the department's attention and take reasonable precautions to protect the public from injuries due to such defects pending their repair. (1976 Code § 11-312)
A. Failure To Remove Unlawful: It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant, lessor, or agent of any property, abutting on a paved sidewalk, to fail to remove, or have removed from such paved sidewalk, all hail, snow, or sleet thereon within a reasonable time after such snow, hail, or sleet has fallen. In the case of a storm between the hours of five o'clock (5:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M., such sidewalks shall be cleaned before nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. of the same day.
B. Depositing In Gutter Unlawful: It shall be unlawful for any person removing snow from the sidewalk, to deposit snow, dirt, leaves, or any other material, in the gutter so as to clog or prevent the free flow of water therein. (1976 Code § 11-361)
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, occupying or having control of any premises to place, or permit to be placed upon or in the sidewalk, parking area, gutter, or on the half of the street next to such premises:
A. Refuse: Any broken ware, glass, filth, rubbish, sweepings, refuse matter, ice, snow, water, garbage, ashes, tin cans or other like substances.
B. Building Materials: Any wagons, lumber, wood boxes, fencing, building material, dead trees, tree stumps, merchandise or other thing which shall obstruct such public street, gutter, parking area or sidewalk, or any part thereof, or the passage over and upon the same, or any part thereof, except as expressly authorized by ordinance, without the permission of the town council first had and obtained.
C. Permanent Or Temporary Structures: Any permanent or temporary structure, mechanism, device, vehicle, or other thing of any kind or character except trees planted pursuant to the provisions of applicable ordinances. (1976 Code § 11-362)
A. Cellars: It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any building having a cellar which opens upon any street or sidewalk to fail to keep the door or other covering in good repair and safe for the passage of the customary traffic on the street or sidewalk. If the owner or occupant of any such building shall neglect or refuse to repair properly any such door or covering within twenty four (24) hours after notice from the superintendent of streets to do so, the superintendent of streets shall forthwith cause such repairs to be made at the expense of the owner or occupant.
B. Coal Holes: It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain coal holes or other openings in streets or sidewalks, except with the special permission of the town council, and under the direction and supervision of the superintendent of streets. (1976 Code § 11-363)
C. Doors: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning or having the control or management of any alley, road or passageway to construct or hang gates or doors to such alley, road or passageway so that the gates or doors thereto, when open, shall project outwardly more than two feet (2') over or upon the sidewalk beyond the property line. (1976 Code § 11-364)
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, occupying, or having control of any premises to fail, refuse or neglect to prevent water from the roof or eaves of any house, building, or other structure, or from any other source under the control of such person, to be discharged upon the surface of any sidewalk. (1976 Code § 11-365)
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