(a) No person shall obstruct or maintain any obstruction upon any public street, alley, right of way or public grounds without first obtaining permission to erect such barrier, obstruction or barricade from the Chief of Police or his designated representative.
(b) Such barrier or barricade so used shall be of a temporary type constructed of wood or similar material, shall be of a height of not more than four feet and shall be capable of being easily removed for the passage of emergency vehicles or traffic. Such barricade shall be properly and clearly marked and proper warning lights or devices provided for during the hours of darkness.
(c) The Chief of Police and the Fire Chief, or their designated representatives, are hereby authorized to summarily remove any obstruction upon or blocking any public street during the answering of an emergency or public safety call.
(Ord. 59-58. Passed 8-12-58.)
(d) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.