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It shall be unlawful to erect any poles or wires or to maintain any poles or wires over any public street, alley, or other public way without having first secured permission from the City Council.
(1969 Code, § 22-18) Penalty, see § 96.999
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate placement of poles, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-80-14
It shall be unlawful to maintain or erect any gasoline pump or tank in any public street, alley, or sidewalk.
(1969 Code, § 22-19) Penalty, see § 96.999
It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any opening or stairway in any public street or sidewalk or alley without a permit from the City Council. All lawfully maintained openings shall be guarded by a suitable strong cover or a railing to be approved by the Superintendent of Streets.
(1969 Code, § 22-3) Penalty, see § 96.999
It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain anywhere in the city a fence equipped with or having barbed wire, spikes, or any similar device or any electric charge sufficient to cause shock within 7 feet of the ground level.
(1969 Code, § 22-21) Penalty, see § 96.999
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate fences, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-30-1
It shall be unlawful to play any games upon any street, alley, sidewalk, or other public place where those games cause unnecessary noise or interfere with traffic or pedestrians.
(1969 Code, § 22-20) Penalty, see § 96.999
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any domesticated animal, except cats and dogs, access to any public sidewalk, boulevard, public grounds or parks within the corporate city limits. It shall further be unlawful for any domestic animal owner (including cats and dogs) to allow any such animal to discharge excrement upon public sidewalks, boulevards, public grounds, parks or on private property other than the owner of the domesticated animal’s property, within the corporate city limits of this city.
(1969 Code, § 22-22) (Ord. 1982-13, passed 6-14-1982; Am. Ord. 2005-38, passed 9-12-2005; Am. Ord. 2006-31, passed 10-9-2006) Penalty, see § 96.999
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride or use a skateboard or bicycle on any public street, sidewalk, or other public property within the district zoned as C-3 Central Business District and on Main Street and Central Avenue extending south from the Central Business District to the south side of Crawford Street within the city limits. It shall also be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle on any sidewalk within the district zoned as C-3 Central Business District and on sidewalks from Main Street and Central Avenue extending south from the Central Business District to the south side of Crawford Street within the city limits. It shall also be unlawful for any person to ride or use a skateboard or bicycle on any public or private school property or in Schwarz Park. It shall further be unlawful for any person to ride or use a skateboard or bicycle on private property within the limits of the city unless specific permission has been received from the owner of that property.
(1969 Code, § 22-23) (Ord. 2002-27, passed 8-26-2002; Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 6-23-2003; Am. Ord. 2003-21, passed 8-11-2003; Am. Ord. 2004-44, passed 9-27-2004) Penalty, see § 96.999
DRIVEWAYS
No person shall construct a driveway for vehicles or animals across any sidewalk in the city without having first obtained a permit therefor; applications for permits shall be made to the City Clerk and shall be accompanied by the fee required.
(1969 Code, § 22-58) Penalty, see § 96.999
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate use of sidewalks, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-80-13
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