§ 18-7 OCCUPANT OF LOT TO KEEP SIDEWALK OPEN.

   Every owner or occupant of a lot on any street or alley shall keep the footway or sidewalk adjacent to the lot and the gutter adjacent to the sidewalk open and free from obstruction as far as the lot extends.

(`86 Code, § 18-7)

§ 18-8 BARBED WIRE FENCES.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain along the edge of any street of the city any barbed wire fence.

(`86 Code, § 18-8)

§ 18-9 PLANTING CERTAIN TREES PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful to plant, set out or cause to be planted or set out, on any of the streets or sidewalks of the city or within 20 feet of the same, any elm, mulberry or otaheite tree.

(`86 Code, § 18-9)

§ 18-10 REGULATIONS FOR PLANTING SHRUBBERY.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to plant vegetables in the parkways between the sidewalks and the curb lines or on any part of any street in the city, or to cultivate the soil in the parkways or any part of any street.  The Board may, upon request, allow the sowing of peas in the parkways and the cultivation of same in preparation of the soil for the sowing of grass.  This section shall not prohibit the sowing of grass or planting of shrubbery, trees or flowers for the purpose of beautifying the parkway's streets.  No shrubbery shall be permitted to grow on a parkway in the corporate limits of the city within 50 feet from the end of the parkway.

(`86 Code, § 18-10)

§ 18-11 EXCAVATION PERMIT.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful to tear up, dig up, excavate or remove any dirt or earth from any street or sidewalk within the city, without the written permission of the Superintendent of Streets.  The permission shall be granted if the proposed will not endanger the public.

(`86 Code, § 18-11)

   (B)   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.

§ 18-12 CUTTING ASPHALT OR CONCRETE.

   (A)   No person shall cut the asphalt or concrete of a sidewalk or streetwithout a permit issued by the Board.

   (B)   The work, as well as the restoration of the sidewalk or street to its original condition, shall be performed by the permittee or the Superintendent of Streets.

   (C)   If the work is to be performed by the city, the permittee shall pay to the city a fee equal to 110% of the estimated cost of doing the work, including the restoration of the street or sidewalk to its original condition.

   (D)   If the work is to be performed by the permittee, the permittee shall post with the city a cash or surety bond in an amount equal to 110% of the estimated cost of doing the work, including the restoration of the street or sidewalk to its original condition.  Upon satisfactory completion of the work and restoration of the street or sidewalk to its original condition, the bond shall be returned to the permittee and its surety released from his or her obligation under the bond.

(`86 Code, § 18-12)