GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 101.001 UNLAWFUL DEPOSITS.

   It shall be unlawful to deposit, permit to be deposited or permit to fall from any vehicle any garbage, refuse or natural debris upon any public street, alley, walk or public place in the city, except that, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the placing of garbage, refuse and natural debris in a container, or to prohibit the placing of natural debris and refuse too bulky to place in a container, on or immediately adjacent to a street or alley preparatory to having the material collected and disposed of by the city.

(Prior Code, § 23-1)  Penalty, see § 101.999

§ 101.002 CLEANING OF STREETS, ALLEYS AND SIDEWALKS.

   (A)   Notice to adjoining owner or occupant.  Whenever in the opinion of the Street Commissioner any street, alley or sidewalk adjoining any lot, parcel or tract of ground within the corporate limits of the city shall become filthy or impeded with rubbish or in any manner need cleaning up it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to post in that street or alley or on that sidewalk a written or printed notice in the following form:

      To the owner or occupant of adjoining property                               you are hereby notified to clean up the                               adjoining property owned or occupied by you within                       hours from the date of the posting of this notice.

      Posted this               day of                 at                       o’clock               .

                                             Street Commissioner

   (B)   Removal by city; collection of costs.  Should the owner or occupant refuse to clean up the street, alley or sidewalk within the time mentioned in the notice it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to at once proceed to clean up the street, alley or sidewalk and keep a careful account of the cost thereof and report the same to a careful account of the cost thereof and report the same to the Common Council and the cost of cleaning the street or alley or sidewalk as aforesaid shall be collected off of the owner or occupant of the property in any court of competent jurisdiction; a notice posted, as hereinbefore mentioned, shall be all the notice required to authorize the Street Commissioner to clean the street or alley or sidewalk.

(Prior Code, § 23-2)  (Ord. passed 3-20-1884)  Penalty, see § 101.999

§ 101.003 OCCUPANTS, OWNERS REQUIRED TO CLEAR ICE AND SNOW FROM SIDEWALKS.

   The occupant, or owner if there is no occupant, of each and every building or lot within the city, fronting or bordering upon any street, shall clean the sidewalk in front of the building or lot of all snow or ice before the hour of 9:00 a.m. of each day, and keep the same clear of snow and ice.

(Prior Code, § 23-3)  Penalty, see § 101.999

§ 101.004 DISCHARGE OF RAIN, MELTED SNOW UPON SIDEWALKS PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any building in the city to collect the water from rain or melted snow which falls upon the roof of the building, into a gutter or trough and cast it, or allow it to be discharged, upon any public sidewalk in the city or to allow or permit water to run or drip upon any sidewalk in the city.

(Prior Code, § 23-4)  Penalty, see § 101.999