A. Injury To Pavements:
1. It shall be unlawful to walk upon or drive any vehicle or animal upon or injure any newly laid street or sidewalk pavement while the same is guarded by a warning sign or barricade or to knowingly injure any soft newly laid pavement. (1979 Code § 10-1-5)
2. It shall be unlawful to injure any sidewalk, street or alley pavement. (1979 Code § 10-1-14)
B. Obstructions: It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, create or maintain any obstruction of any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way, except as may be specifically authorized by ordinance or by the superintendent of streets and sewers when necessary in an emergency or in connection with any lawful construction, repair or removal work. (1979 Code § 10-1-9)
C. Encroachments: It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any building or structure which encroaches upon any public street or property. (1979 Code § 10-1-13)
D. Obstructing Drains: It shall be unlawful to obstruct any drain in any public street or alley. (1979 Code § 10-1-17)
E. Obstructing Water Flow: No person shall:
1. In any manner obstruct or impede the natural flow of water along, across, over or through city streets, curbs, gutters, ditches and alleyways.
2. Park or otherwise place a motor vehicle in unpaved ditch areas.
3. Park or otherwise place a motor vehicle upon or within the boulevard side of a curbed street except as specifically permitted pursuant to ordinance. (Ord. 2046, 5-17-1982)
F. Articles On Windows: It shall be unlawful to place any movable article on any window ledge or other place abutting on a public street, alley or other place at a height above four feet (4') from the ground in such a manner that the same can be or is in danger of falling onto any such street, sidewalk, alley or other public place. (1979 Code § 24-4-25)
G. Stockpiling Dirt:
1. From and after January 1, 2015, it shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, maintain, keep, store or stockpile any and all dirt or piles or mounds of dirt of any height exceeding one foot (1') and which is not an integral part of landscaping (herein individually and collectively referred to as "stockpile of dirt") on any property within the city's corporate boundaries under any of the following circumstances and prohibited time periods:
a. When the stockpile of dirt is located in such a place and manner on any property as to cause the runoff from the stockpile of dirt onto city sidewalks, streets, adjoining property, or into city drainage and sewer systems; or
b. When the stockpile of dirt is located on any property with a residential zoning classification under title 10 of this code for a period of time longer than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days; unless the stockpile of dirt is to be solely used for site development or landscaping of the property where located in which case the period of time shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days or after expiration of any applicable city building permit, whichever time is later; or
c. If the stockpile of dirt is located on any property with a residential zoning classification under title 10 of this code for any period of time when the stockpile of dirt, in whole or in part, is for the purposes of sale and/or transport for commercial, industrial, or agricultural uses.
2. For purposes hereof, the stockpile of dirt shall include all dirt initially placed, thereafter added to, or replaced from time to time.
3. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, there shall be no "grandfathering" of any stockpile of dirt that existed prior to January 1, 2015. (Ord. 3694, 12-1-2014)
H. Driving, Operating, Standing Or Parking Of Motor Vehicles On Certain Sidewalks Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any motor vehicle to stand or for any person to drive or operate or park any motor vehicle on or across any portion of any sidewalk that has a sloped pavement or sidewalk approach thereto constructed for use by handicapped or disabled persons. Section 6-3-1 of this code shall be disregarded and shall not apply to this subsection. Any person or persons found to be in violation of any provision of this subsection shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each offense. (Ord. 3199, 10-18-2004)