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Whenever any sidewalk is in an unsafe condition for pedestrians, it shall be the duty of the City Foreperson to place a suitable obstruction on either side of that part of the sidewalk which is in a suitable obstruction on either side of that part of the sidewalk which is an unsafe condition and notify the owner or occupant of the abutting property that such sidewalk must be repaired. If the abutting property be unoccupied or the owner cannot be found within the city, then the City Foreperson shall post a notice on such property requiring the walk to be repaired. If the walk is not properly repaired within 24 hours from the giving of the notice as herein provided, then the City Foreperson shall report that fact to the Mayor and the Mayor may cause the sidewalk to be repaired or removed by the city.
(1992 Code, § 7-1-414)
Any person who takes down or removes or in any way interferes with an obstruction placed on any sidewalk, as provided in § 8-1-5 of this chapter, shall commit the offense of criminal mischief and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided by this code.
(1992 Code, § 7-1-415)
None of the duties or privileges imposed or conferred by this subchapter shall in any way be deemed to authorize or allow the obstruction of any street, either during or after any work upon any sidewalk, except under permit therefor. No material removed from any sidewalk shall be placed upon any portion of any adjacent street, alley, place or square. All refuse, lumber or debris remaining after the completion of any sidewalk repair or renewal shall be removed from the street forthwith, and any owner, lessee or tenant of abutting property who shall fail to remove any such obstruction from any street, alley place or square, within 48 hours after being notified by the City Foreperson to do so, shall be deemed guilty of maintaining a public nuisance and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed therefor. In case of failure to remove obstructions after such notice, the City Foreperson shall cause the same to be removed and shall charge the full cost of such removal to such owner, lessee or tenant, and the charge shall become a lien upon such abutting property and shall be collected, as hereinbefore provided for the collection of cost of construction or repair of sidewalks.
(1992 Code, § 7-1-416)
No openings shall be permitted in or on any sidewalks in the city for transmission of light to basements or floors below, with floor light not over four inches square, not less than three-quarters of an inch thick, set in metal frames. No railings shall be permitted about any lights in the sidewalks to basements or floors below, nor shall any openings be allowed or permitted for the purpose or transmitting light to basements or floors below.
(1992 Code, § 7-1-417)
It shall be the duty of the engineer in charge to make such alterations upon the official profiles of all the several divisions and upon the duplicates of said that may from time to time become necessary, to indicate any changes that may have been ordered by the Council, or may hereafter be ordered in the established grade of any street. The Clerk shall notify the engineer in charge of all official profiles approved or changed by the Council.
(1992 Code, § 7-1-419)
The cross-section of a street shall be established by the engineer in charge upon any or all streets in the city, whenever so directed by the Council, and the engineer in charge shall report his or her action in establishing the cross-section of any street to the Council for approval.
(1992 Code, § 7-1-420)
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