(Amended by Ord. No. 186,366, Eff. 10/31/19.)
1. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity occupying or having charge or control of any premises to place or cause to be placed, or allow to remain upon the sidewalk, or upon the street in front of, behind, or adjacent to such premises, anything which shall obstruct any portion of the public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, a sidewalk, street, alley, or parkway, without a valid permit therefor. The prohibition in this section shall not apply to any article or substance temporarily placed on the sidewalk or street during the active process of loading or unloading, but only during the minimum amount of time for the active loading and unloading to occur and provided the article or substance does impede passage as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-336, 104 Stat. 328 (1990), as amended from time to time.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to enter into a lease, rental agreement, or contract of any kind, written or oral, with or without compensation, for the use of any public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, a sidewalk, street, alley, or parkway.
3. Severability. If any subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this article is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this section and each and every subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof not declared invalid or unconstitutional, without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.