The council finds and declares that objects erected, established, placed, constructed, maintained, kept, or operated on sidewalks to be public nuisances, hazardous to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city, and therefore, shall be subject to summary removal pursuant to this article. Nuisances on public sidewalks are inconsistent with and frustrate the purposes, functions, and activities for which the sidewalk is intended. The purpose of this article is to promote traffic and pedestrian health, safety, and welfare; prevent visual blight; and ensure that the sidewalk is free of obstacles and available for use and enjoyment of members of the public.
(1990 Code, Ch. 29, Art. 16, § 29-16.1) (Added by Ord. 13-8)