The city hereby adopts the following requirements for revocable right-of-way use permits and licenses on city sidewalks.
(A) The holder of a permit or license shall assume full responsibility for maintaining said obstruction on a safe, orderly and presentable fashion.
(B) Stationary objects shall be of a safe and durable quality capable of withstanding rain, wind or other hazards as determined by the City Police Chief. No sharp, flammable or moving parts are allowed. No artificial illumination is allowed. No anchoring or affixing to the walkways or surface of the R.O.W. is allowed, to include any form of wood, rock, metal, sandbags or similar material.
(C) No obstruction shall be allowed to remain on the sidewalk between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. except for flower pots as permitted under § 91.157.
(D) Clearances:
(1) A minimum distance of five feet shall be maintained as unobstructed walkway between sign, merchandise or activity placed on said sidewalk and the closest physical obstruction (meter post, signpost, planting containers, trees or motor vehicles).
(2) The unobstructed walkway shall be maintained with a minimum seven foot vertical clearance and driveways shall maintain a minimum 15 foot vertical clearance.
(3) No obstruction shall extend closer than two feet toward the inside edge of existing curb.
(4) Ingress/egress from parked vehicles, driveways or building entrances shall not be impeded.
(5) All vision clearances at intersections, as defined by § 152.003, shall be maintained.
(E) Signage shall be limited to two-faced freestanding “sandwich” board signs no more than four feet high when set-up, by two and one-half feet wide. No more than one per business frontage directly abutting the building.
(F) If the proposed use is to be stationary, a picture or example of the use and a site drawing showing the location of the proposed use in the R.O.W., in relation to adjacent buildings and other surroundings, shall be provided with the application. If the proposed use is to be mobile, and is not proposed to be at one location for more than eight hours, a picture or example of the use and proposed route shall be provided with the application.
(G) If an activity affects parking, traffic, trash and/or neighboring businesses and residences within 200 feet, a parking, traffic, trash and/or notification plan, to include applicant-supplied signage, receptacles and/or notices, shall be provided with the application.
(H) If an activity has areas of security concern (i.e., beer gardens and the like), fencing, screening and qualified security staffing is required subject to City Police Chief approval.
(I) All city insurance requirements shall be met.
(Res. 1706, passed 5-17-2016; Res. 1797, passed 9-5-2019)