No person shall obstruct any public street, sidewalk, bridge or public ground within the village in such a manner as to prevent the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic thereon or to prevent or hinder free ingress or egress to or from any place of business, church, public, hall, or meeting place.
(B) Dumpsters may be located on public streets or sidewalks if, prior to placement of same, a permit has been obtained from the Village Clerk, subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) Payment of a per dumpster permit fee set forth in the village’s official fee schedule on file at the Clerk’s office shall be made at the time of issuance of the permit and the permit shall be valid for a ten-day period from the date of issuance.
(2) Renewal of the permit must be requested three days prior to permit expiration and review/approval of the renewal may be granted by the Director of Public Works, Village President, or their designees. No single renewal period shall last for more than ten days.
(3) Dumpsters allowed hereunder shall be secured via reflective barricades or cones, which the village will provide.
(4) Any damage done to the public street, sidewalk, or any other municipal property shall be repaired solely at the permit applicant’s expense.
(5) Failure to obtain a permit or comply with the terms of the permit or failure to remove the dumpster upon expiration of the permit shall be grounds for the village, or village’s contracted agent, to remove the dumpster at the permit applicant’s expense, or, if no application has been filed, at the expense of the person responsible for requesting placement of the dumpster on a public street or sidewalk, and violators shall be subject to a forfeiture set forth in Chapter 32, per day the dumpster is illegally located on the public street or sidewalk in the village.
(6) A waiver of the permit due to extenuating circumstances, including, but not limited to, flood recovery and clean-up and other natural disasters may be granted by the Director of Public Works, Village President or their designee.
(C) Any person violating this section shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $50.
(Ord. 2020-01, passed 6-10-20)