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Oxford, North Carolina Code of Ordinances
CITY OF OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
CHAPTER 1: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL PENALTY
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 4: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 5: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS; LAND USAGE CODES
CHAPTER 6: CEMETERIES
CHAPTER 7: CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
CHAPTER 8: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 9: GARBAGE, REFUSE, AND RECYCLING
CHAPTER 10: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 11: HUMAN RIGHTS
CHAPTER 12: LAKE DEVIN RECREATIONAL AREA
CHAPTER 13: LICENSES, TAXATION AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 14: OFFENSES; MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 15: PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 16: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 17: POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 18: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 19: TAXICABS
CHAPTER 20: TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 21: WATER, SEWERS AND SEWER DISPOSAL
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 18-3  OBSTRUCTING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS GENERALLY.
   (A)   (1)   No brick, stone, wood or other substance shall be placed or allowed to lie in any street or alley of the city.  No person shall place or permit in or upon any sidewalk, street or alley any boxes, crates, barrels, casks, tools, provisions or other material, substance or merchandise whatsoever.
      (2)   Building material, earth and other obstructions of similar character may be allowed in the streets with the written permission under the restrictions as the City Manager may impose.  No building material, earth and other obstructions shall take up or occupy more than one-half of the street at any one place.
   (B)   This section shall not apply to the receiving of merchandise on the sidewalks or to the opening of boxes or crates in which same may be shipped, however, the opening of the boxes or crates and the receiving of the merchandise shall be expedited as much as practicable.
(`86 Code, § 18-3)
   (C)   Punishment for a violation of this section shall be as set forth in § 1-99, except that the penalty shall be as is set out in the appendix attached hereto and made a part hereof.  A copy of the penalty schedule, which may be amended from time to time, shall be kept on record in the office of the City Clerk.
(Am. Ord. 06-11-04, passed 6-14-11)
§ 18-4  GROWTH OF WEEDS, GRASS AND THE LIKE.
   It shall be unlawful for any person:
   (A)   To allow or permit any shrubbery, undergrowth, trees, weeds or any other form of plant growth to grow upon, protrude or project into or upon any sidewalk, street, alley or public square within the city; and
   (B)   To allow any shrubbery, undergrowth, trees, weeds or any other form of plant growth to stand upon any property, at or near any street intersection so that the same may obscure the view of pedestrians or persons traveling in vehicles at the street intersections.
(`86 Code, § 18-4)
§ 18-5  TREE LIMBS OBSTRUCTING SIDEWALK.
   No person shall permit the limbs from any trees growing upon the land of the person to grow or hang so as to obstruct or interfere with the free passage of persons along the sidewalk or street.
(`86 Code, § 18-5)
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