It shall be unlawful for any person to place any obstruction upon or cause to be obstructed in any manner any street, sidewalk, public way or part thereof, so as to render the passage of persons, vehicles or other travel thereon difficult, inconvenient, dangerous or impossible except as otherwise provided in this chapter; provided, that this section shall not apply to any employee of the municipality, county or state while such employee is immediately and actively engaged in the maintenance, improvement or construction of utilities, street, sidewalk or public way.
('86 Code, § 15.215) (Am. Ord. 97-8, passed 8-18-97) Penalty, see § 10.99