(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm orcorporation to erect or cause to be erected, to retain or cause to be retained any encroachment in the public right-of-way, except a permitted encroachment as provided in division (B).
(B) The following shall be permitted encroachments in the public right-of-way so long as vehicular and pedestrian traffic are not impeded thereby:
(1) Properly installed and maintained mailboxes and newspaper delivery boxes with reflective markings;
(2) Traffic control signage in compliance with state warrants;
(3) Street name and informational signs properly installed by the city or state;
(4) Fire hydrants;
(5) Bushes and other vegetation that do not present an immediate hazard;
(6) Trees that do not present an immediate hazard and were installed prior to October 1, 1994;
(7) Temporary placement of garbage, recyclables and landscape waste in accordance with § 51.03(E); and
(8) Any other encroachment for which the City Council has given permission in writing by a license agreement or other agreement or permit.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or cause to be erected, to retain or cause to be retained any encroachment in public right-of-way of 22nd Street in the city, except that the following shall be permitted encroachments so long as vehicular and pedestrian traffic are not impeded thereby:
(1) Traffic control signage in compliance with state warrants;
(2) Street name and informational signs properly installed by the city, county or state;
(3) Fire hydrants;
(4) Bushes and other vegetation that do not present an immediate hazard; and
(5) Any other encroachment for which the Illinois Department of Transportation has given permission in writing by a license agreement or other agreement or permit.
(D) Private walkways shall be prohibited in the public right-of-way, except as follows:
(1) On corner lots, when the driveway is perpendicular to one street right-of-way and the front of the house is parallel to a different street right-of-way, private walkways that run perpendicular to the street pavement from the front of the house shall be permitted subject to engineering review and approval, and provided that the following requirements are met:
(a) The maximum width of a private walkway at the right-of-way line and at all points within the right-of-way shall not exceed three feet;
(b) Any private walkway in the right-of-way shall be constructed only of concrete.
(c) Any private walkway in the right-of-way shall be constructed so as not to disrupt any natural or man-made drainage way.
(2) Existing private walkways in the right-of-way may remain in place until they are in need of repair, at which time they shall be removed by the owner of the property abutting the right-of-way, except private walkways allowed pursuant to Section (C)(1) of this section.
(Ord. 02-63, passed 2-11-03; Am. Ord. 03-59, passed 4-13-04; Am. Ord. 10-7, passed 6-22-10)