(a) No person shall place or cause to be placed on any street, alley, public place, sidewalk or pavement in this City, any box, barrel, keg, shelf or table or other like property or any fruit, vegetables, fuel, goods, wares or merchandise. However, such goods may be placed by any merchant in front of his place of business during business hours, if such goods do not project more than two and one-half feet into the sidewalk from the line of the abutting property, and if confined in width to the frontage of the property occupied by such merchant. This section shall not apply to any person who, with reasonable speed and diligence, is engaged in loading or unloading, moving or removing any goods, wares or merchandise in the way of his trade or business, or for the use of himself or his family. When in danger from fire or flood, any person may temporarily place any property at some convenient place on a street or sidewalk, but so as not to impede the passage of persons or vehicles.
(1947 Code §25.17)
(b) There is excepted herefrom those areas of the public sidewalk that are designated and approved by the City and utilized for and as an Outdoor Dining Area under Article 1367 of this Code.
(Ord. 0-1577. Passed 9-26-17.)