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(a) No person shall purposely injure, destroy, disconnect, displace, cut, break, tap or make a connection with any pole, cable, wire, electrical apparatus or appurtenance used or designed to be used in furnishing telephone service or electricity.
(Ord. 92-1973. Passed 12-18-73.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of interfering with electrical lines, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 11-1983. Passed 2-14-83.)
(a) No person, not an authorized agent, employee or officer of the City, shall open, close or interfere with any fire hydrant, valve, regulator, gate, curb cock or other appurtenance of a water main service pipe, or other pipe or apparatus, used or intended for the transmission of water, or tap, open or make any unauthorized connection with any such water main or pipe. However, nothing contained in this section shall apply to anything done by or under the authority of the Fire Division.
(Ord. 92-1973. Passed 12-18-73.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 11-1983. Passed 2-11-83.)
(a) No person shall purposely violate any lawful rule or regulation governing access to or conduct in any public park, museum or historic grounds, or injure or mark any structure, monument, tree, plant, exhibit, article or appurtenance therein.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 15-1961. Passed 3-24-61.)
(a) No person shall purposely violate any rule or regulation with reference to the protection, good order and preservation of any Municipal cemetery and the trees, shrubbery, structures and adornments therein.
(b) The Director of Public Service may arrest on view any person found violating subsection (a) hereof and bring the accused before the Mayor's Court.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 15-1961. Passed 3-24-61.)
(a) Private Property. No person shall paint, mark, write, print, impress, place, post, or in any manner attach any notice, advertisement, poster, sign, handbill or placard of any description upon any land, building, vehicle, tree, post, fence, billboard or other structure or thing, on the private property of another, without first obtaining permission of the owner of such place or thing.
(b) Public Property. No person shall place, post, paint, mark, write, print, impress or in any manner attach any notice, advertisement, poster, sign, handbill or placard of any description upon any public utility, railway or light pole within the corporate limits or upon any public land, building, structure, vehicle, curb, tree lawn, walk, step, stone or sidewalk, on the property of the Municipality or within the street right-of-way of the Municipality or over which the Municipality has the care, custody or control, except as may be required by the laws of the State or upon written permission of the Mayor or Service Director.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense. For a subsequent offense within one year from the first offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 28-2002. Passed 6-10-02.)
(a) No person shall knowingly permit a trash dumpster or other waste container used to store garbage, refuse or waste for collection to be located in the front of any building or premises for any period exceeding 48 hours except in accordance with an approved site plan.
(b) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense. For a subsequent offense within one year from the first offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 35-2011. Passed 4-11-11.)
(a) No person shall knowingly, and by any means, drop or throw any object at, onto, or in the path of, any railroad rail, railroad track, locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other vehicle of a railroad company while such vehicle is on a railroad track.
(b) No person, without privilege to do so, shall climb upon or into any locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other vehicle of a railroad company when it is on a railroad track.
(c) No person, without privilege to do so, shall disrupt, delay, or prevent the operation of any train or other vehicle of a railroad company while such vehicle is on a railroad track.
(d) Whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of railroad vandalism. Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of criminal trespass on a locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other railroad vehicle. Whoever violates division (c) of this section is guilty of interference with the operation of a train. Except as otherwise provided in this division, railroad vandalism; criminal trespass on a locomotive, engine, railroad car, or other railroad vehicle; and interference with the operation of a train each is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the violation of division (a), (b), or (c) of this section causes serious physical harm to property or creates a substantial risk of physical harm to any person, causes physical harm to any person, or causes serious physical harm to any person, the violation is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2909.10)
(e) No person shall knowingly deface, damage, obstruct, remove, or otherwise impair the operation of any railroad grade crossing warning signal or other protective device, including any gate, bell, light, crossbuck, stop sign, yield sign, advance warning sign, or advance pavement marking.
(f) Whoever violates division (e) of this section is guilty of railroad grade crossing device vandalism. Except as otherwise provided in this division, railroad grade crossing device vandalism is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the violation of division (e) of this section causes serious physical harm to property or creates a substantial risk of physical harm to any person, causes physical harm to any person, or causes serious physical harm to any person, railroad grade crossing device vandalism is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(R.C. § 2909.101)
(a) Except as may be permitted within municipal parks by the Administrative Officer, or his or her designee, or as otherwise provided in division (c) of this section, it is unlawful to camp upon any public property owned by the City, including, without limitation, streets, sidewalks, easements, parks, parking lots, public grounds or public rights-of-way.
(b) As used in this section, "to camp" means setting up, remaining in, or at property for the purpose of: sleeping, making preparation to sleep, storing personal property, and/or performing cooking activities for habitation purposes.
(c) This section shall not apply to persons who:
(1) Have no alternative lodging available to them, and are otherwise homeless;
(2) Have insufficient resources to secure alternative lodging; and
(3) Are unable to secure free services such as shelters within a reasonable proximity to the City, or hotel/motel vouchers which are or have been made available.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of "illegal public camping." Except as otherwise provided, "illegal public camping" is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to "illegal public camping" then the violation is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 66-2022. Passed 7-11-22.)