A. Permit Required: No person shall, without a permit, place, store or display or cause to be placed, stored or displayed on any sidewalk, as defined in chapter 340, Wisconsin Statutes, any objects for sale or rent, nor any advertisement for such objects or for services, nor any substance or material of any nature used or to be used by or on behalf of an adjacent retail establishment, which shall include such items as signs, cafe tables and chairs, except as set forth below.
B. Terms And Conditions For Permit Issuance: The City Clerk shall issue a permit to place items on a designated sidewalk pursuant to this section upon the following terms and conditions:
1. Proof by the applicant of liability insurance in force for the permit period covering the premises supplied for with minimum limits of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for property damage and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for personal injury.
2. Payment by the applicant of initial fee of ten dollars ($10.00) or renewal fee of five dollars ($5.00).
3. The permit shall be issued to the applicant for the specified premises and shall not be transferable either as to permittee or premises.
4. The permit period shall be for one year from July 1 to June 30.
C. Storage Without Permit: Any goods, wares or merchandise may be stored, without a permit being required, for not more than two (2) hours on not more than one-half (1/2) the width of a sidewalk while said objects are in the process of delivery. (1975 Code Ch. 6 § III)
D. Display By Businesses: Any items referred to in subsection A of this section may be placed, stored or displayed only while the adjacent retail establishment is open for business, provided at least one-half (1/2) of the width of the sidewalk remains unobstructed. A permit for such display shall be required. (Ord. 2016-10, 6-6-2016)
E. Portable Signs: "Portable signs" as defined in section 9-6-1 of this Code shall be permitted on sidewalks provided they comply with the requirements of this section and title 9, chapter 6 of this Code. Portable signs not adjacent to the retail establishment to which the sign is related shall be permitted provided the owner or operator of the adjacent retail establishment shall jointly apply for the permit therefor.
F. Exceptions: Neither governmental agencies nor vendors of newspapers shall be required to comply with the permit requirements or the time limitations set forth in this section, but that such vendors shall be required to comply with the setback requirements of subsection D of this section.
G. Penalty: Any person who violates this section shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit no less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each day of violation thereof. (1975 Code Ch. 6 § III)