1183.30 PLACEMENT OF OBJECTS IN RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

   (a)   Subject to the provisions of Section 1183.30(b), in addition to the prohibitions set forth in Section 1183.05, and except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person, utility service provider, or cable operator shall place any object, thing or structure including but not limited to rocks, landscaping, stones, bricks, wood, pipes, or sprinklers, on or under the surface of any rights-of-way.

   (b)   Owners of objects, things or structures located on or under the surface of any rights-of-way as of the effective date of this chapter may maintain such object, thing or structure on or under the surface of the rights-of-way provided that, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this chapter, such owner obtains from the Director of Public Works a revocable use permit for such object, thing or structure. The permission granted pursuant to such revocable use permit shall be as set forth in the permit. The revocable use permit may be revoked at the direction of the Director of Public Works. In the event any such permit is revoked, the owner of the object, thing or structure subject to the permit shall forthwith cause the same to be removed from the rights-of-way at the owner's expense.

   (c)   This section shall not apply to the placement within the rights-of-way of receptacles for the deposit of United States Mail service provided that such receptacles:

      (1)   Are in conformity with all regulations of the United States Postal Service regarding such receptacles;

      (2)    Do not constitute a hazard to the motoring public or to City owned equipment such as snow plows and street cleaners;

      (3)    Do not obstruct the vision of the motoring public; and

      (4)    Are not placed within that portion of the rights-of-way utilized for vehicular traffic.

         (Ord. 2010-044. Passed 11-2-10.)