(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity to do any of the following:
(1) Place on any street any firewood, empty boxes or barrels, shavings, bricks, refuse, or building material, or to throw or deposit offal or other offensive matter in any street, or discharge, or permit to be discharged from his or her premises, so much water or other liquids as may put any parts of the streets in bad order, or to obstruct the gutters or sewers with dirt, trash, wood, lumber, brick, or other material; or to obstruct or injure, any way or manner, any pavement, curbing, or improved sidewalk; or to obstruct, or cause or allow to be obstructed, any sidewalk or crossing, or to remove grass, earth, or sand from, or to dig up any street, or to deposit material of any kind on any street without permission of the Mayor or Administrator;
(2) Cause or permit any car or wagon or other vehicle to be so filled or loaded with manure, sand, earth, mud, clay, rubbish, or other substance in such a manner that the contents of the car, wagon, or other vehicle or any part thereof shall fall therefrom or be scattered in or upon the street, highway, alley, or other public place in the village, while in transit over same;
(3) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any street, highway, or other public place unless such vehicle is so constructed, loaded, or covered as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand or other substances may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substances may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway;
(4) Except for a farm vehicle used to transport agricultural produce or agricultural production materials or a rubbish vehicle in the process of acquiring its load, no vehicle loaded with garbage, swill, cans, bottles, waste paper, ashes, refuse, trash, rubbish, waste, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, glass, solid waste, scrap metal, or any other material of an unsanitary nature that is susceptible to blowing or bouncing from a moving vehicle shall be driven or moved on any street, highway, or other public place unless the load is covered with a sufficient cover to prevent the load or any part of the load from spilling onto the street, highway, or other public place (R.C. § 4513.31); or
(5) Operate any vehicle, off-street or all-season vehicle, so as to track or drop mud, stones, concrete, gravel, debris, or other similar material on any alley, street, highway, parking lot, or other place open to public access.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity to do any of the following:
(1) Deposit, place, or dump, or permit or authorize the depositing, placing, or dumping, of any snow removed from any private property or village right-of-way, including public sidewalks and private driveways located upon the street right-of-way upon any village street. It shall further be a violation of this section to deposit, place, or dump, or permit or authorize the depositing, placing, or dumping of any snow upon public rights- of-way other than from adjacent sidewalks and driveways;
(2) Clear or deposit any snow from any driveway, sidewalk, parking lot, or any establishment, private or public, similar in kind or in character, on any of the streets or alleys of the village if the deposit of snow shall narrow the traveled portion of the street, block the vision of motorists at any intersecting street, alley, or drive entrance, prevent proper parking at any curb, or in any way create a condition hazardous to the flow or regulation of traffic; or
(3) Persons clearing away any accumulation of snow shall cause it to be hauled away at their own expense, and costs shall not be incurred by the village. Under no construction of division (B) of this section shall it be considered as prohibiting or restricting the removal of snow from any sidewalk or sidewalk area.
(C) Whoever violates any division of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on the second or any subsequent offense.
(D) It shall be the duty of the driver of a vehicle who unlawfully drops or deposits mud, stones, concrete, gravel, or other similar material or permits the load or any portion thereof to be dropped or deposited upon any street, highway, or other public place to immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.
(E) Upon the trial of any person who may be found guilty of violating any portion of this section, the court shall direct such person to forthwith remove such obstruction, if it exists at the time of the trial, and each day’s neglect to remove the same shall be considered a new offense. The judge shall have power to direct law enforcement or the village to abate and remove such obstructions.
(Ord. 234, passed 2-1-2005)