(A) No person shall use any part of any street, alley, right-of-way or public easement, for the temporary storage of materials or obstruct the same by the construction, demolition, alteration, or repair of an adjacent building, or otherwise, without first obtaining a written permit from the City Engineer. Such obstruction shall be barricaded as required by this section and as directed by the City Engineer to reasonably assure the safety of the public.
(B) The fee for such permit shall be approved by the City Council and available in the Engineering Office.
(C) Failure to obtain the permit shall result in the permit fee being doubled.
(D) Failure to obtain the required inspection for approval of the work shall result in a fine, approved by City Council and available in the Engineering Office.
(E) It shall be the duty of all persons doing construction, excavation, public or private utility work, or repair work, storing materials or equipment within a public street or alley, or obstructing any such public street or alley by the construction, demolition, repair, alteration, maintenance of an adjoining building or structure, or otherwise, to place or cause to be placed such barriers, fences, or railings as are necessary to give the public using said street or alley notice of the presence of such work or such material or equipment in the public right-of-way; and shall be in accordance with the Michigan Manual of Uniform Traffic-Control Devices (MMUTCD).
(Prior Code, § 96.04) (Ord. D-9, passed 1-2-1940, effective 1-15-1940; Ord. D-463, passed 8-11-1958, effective 8-21-1958; Ord. D-593, passed 12-26-1962, effective 1-5-1963; Ord. D-1558, passed 7-27-1987, effective 8-5-1987; Ord. O-116, passed 4-18-2011, effective 4-28-2011) Penalty, see § 30.99