A. Opening Sidewalks: It is unlawful to construct or maintain any open holes or other openings regardless whether they are covered with gateways, doors or other passages in any sidewalks. This provision shall not be interpreted as to prevent the erection of utility poles or mailboxes on the first foot of property inside the curb line.
B. Water From Roof Discharging On Sidewalks: It is unlawful for any person owning or occupying or having control of any premises to suffer or permit water from the roof or eaves of any house, building or structure, or from any other source under the control of such person, to be discharged upon the surface of any sidewalk.
C. Receiving Goods: It is unlawful for any person to place or keep, or suffer to be placed or kept, upon any sidewalk or adjacent to the premises of said person, any goods, wares, or merchandise without leaving at least six feet (6') of open passage upon said sidewalk, or to leave any wares, goods or merchandise upon a sidewalk for more than one hour.
D. Driving Or Riding Upon Sidewalks: It is unlawful for any person to drive a self-propelled vehicle or team, or lead, drive or ride any animal or vehicle, upon any sidewalk, except to cross the sidewalk at established crossings.
E. Games On Sidewalks Or Streets: It is unlawful for any person to obstruct any sidewalk or street by playing games thereon, or to annoy or obstruct the free travel of any foot passenger or vehicle.
F. Clogging Gutters: It is unlawful for any person to deposit dirt, leaves or other debris in any gutter so as to prevent the unhindered flow of water therein, or so as to provide for the carriage of said debris by the water flowing therein.
G. Sweeping In Front Of Retail Businesses: It is unlawful for the owner, occupant, lessee or agent of any commercial, retail or professional establishment within the Town to fail to cause the sidewalk abutting said establishment to be swept clean each morning before the hour of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M.
H. Encroachments: It is unlawful for any fence, building or other structure to encroach upon any street or sidewalk within the Town. The Town may, in writing, require the encroachment to be removed by a date certain, not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of notice. If the person responsible for the encroachment is not known, the notice of such removal shall be posted on the encroachment and on all major buildings located adjacent to the encroachment. Should the encroachment, in the opinion of the Mayor, constitute a hazard to traffic or to life, limb or property, the same may be removed immediately by the Town and the cost thereof levied upon the owner. Any encroachment not removed by the owner within the thirty (30) day period, or less if a lesser period was provided by the notice, the Town shall remove the same at the owner's expense, levying the cost thereof against the premises as part of the ad valorem Property Taxes.
I. Obstructions: No person shall place or cause to be placed anywhere upon a public street or sidewalk, and no person owning, occupying or having control of any premises shall, after reasonable notice by the Town, suffer to be or remain in front thereof upon the sidewalk or the half of the street next to any premises:
1. Any broken ware, glass, filth, rubbish, refuse, garbage, ashes, tin cans or other like substances.
2. Any vehicles, lumber, wood, boxes, fencing, building material, merchandise or other thing which shall obstruct such public street or sidewalk, or any part thereof, without the permission of the Mayor.
3. Any goods, wares, merchandise for sale or show, or otherwise beyond the front line of the lot where goods, wares or merchandise may be sold. (Ord. 2019-12, 8-8-2019)