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It is unlawful for any person to intrude or squat upon any lot or piece of land within the city without a license or authority from the owner thereof, or to erect or occupy thereon any hut, hovel, shanty or other structure without such license or authority, or to place, erect or occupy within the bounds of any street, alley or avenue of the city, any hut, shanty, hovel or other structure without authority of law or ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 5-2B-6) Penalty, see § 130.99
It is illegal for any person to enter upon the property of another or into an area or structure on such property (whether such property, area or structure is public or private), when such entrance is plainly forbidden by signs or otherwise or when the property, area or structure is enclosed, except when such entrance is in line of duty, or with the expressed, or tacit consent of the owner or person in charge, or otherwise by authority of law or ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 5-2B-7) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Prohibited acts. It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Willfully or wantonly cut, deface or in any way injure any tree or sapling standing or growing in any of the streets, alleys or public places within the city;
(2) Attach any guy wires, telephone, telegraph or electric wire, or any wire to any live tree;
(3) Dig any hole, ditch or trench in any public street, road, avenue or alley, or any other public premises or ground within, belonging to or under the supervision or control of the city;
(4) Take or remove any dirt, earth or any substance from any street, road, alley or other public place in the city; or to cut, break or otherwise injure any pavement, curb or gutter therein; or
(5) Connect any driveway to any street or other public place without first securing permission from the city inspector so to do.
(B) Supervision of work. Any such digging, removing, or driveway connection shall be done under the supervision of the Street Superintendent or City Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 5-2B-8) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Altering course of water.
(1) Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to change, alter, deflect, destroy or injure any gutter, waterway, water outlet, drain, ditch, stream or other water passage, either natural or artificial, in or upon the streets, avenues, alleys or other public ways or public property within the city or to change the course or flow of any water passage or stream running upon his or her property or upon the side of the street adjacent to his or her property in such a manner as to cast the stream or flow of water into the public street or other public way or upon the property of another.
(2) Necessity; permission required. If it becomes necessary to change, alter or in any way interfere with any gutter, drain, ditch, stream or other water passage, for the purpose of protecting the streets or other public ways or property, or for the protection or preservation of the property of any person, it shall be necessary first to obtain the consent of the city inspector.
(B) Obstructing waterway. It is unlawful for any person to fill up, deflect or obstruct any gutter, waterway, water outlet, drain, stream, ditch, sewer or other water passage, either natural or artificial, by throwing or causing to be thrown therein any trash, rubbish, garbage, brush or other thing.
(Prior Code, § 5-2B-9) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PRIVATE PROPERTY. Any property other than public property.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. That property which is dedicated to public use and over which the federal, state or municipal government or any subdivision thereof exercises control.
TRESPASS. Each and every actual entry upon the premises of an owner or other person in lawful possession of the premises without the express or the implied consent of the owner or other person in lawful possession. TRESPASS shall also mean remaining upon the premises of an owner or other person in lawful possession after having been told to leave the premises by the owner, or the agent, or employee of the owner, or other person in lawful possession of the premises. TRESPASS shall also be defined as the act of remaining on private property at any time other than during posted hours of business operation after having been directed to vacate such premises by a police officer or owner or other authorized person; provided, that the provisions of this definition shall not apply to persons, including employees, whose presence upon such premises is authorized by the owner or by a person in lawful possession of such premises; nor shall the provisions of this definition apply unless hours of business operations are posted upon such premises. TRESPASS shall also be defined as the act of returning to private property before the posted time of opening for business operation on the next business day after having been directed to vacate such premises under the terms of this section.
(B) Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to trespass on private property.
(Prior Code, § 5-2B-10) Penalty, see § 130.99
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