CHAPTER 95: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Section
General Provisions
   95.01   Obstructions on streets, sidewalks
   95.02   Hauling materials on streets
   95.03   Depositing refuse in streets, gutters
   95.04   Signs across streets
   95.05   Destruction of landmarks prohibited
   95.06   Permit to move building
   95.07   Snow emergencies
   95.08   Travel warnings
   95.09   Depositing grass or other yard waste on streets and gutters
Excavations
   95.15   Excavation permits and notice required
   95.16   Replacement of excavated materials
   95.17   Lights required at excavations
Sidewalks
   95.25   Responsibility of owner
   95.26   Unsafe sidewalk defined
   95.27   Notice of unsafe sidewalk
   95.28   Contents of the notice
   95.29   Property owner may contest unsafe sidewalk determination
   95.30   Owner's liability to city
   95.31   Penalty for failure to repair
   95.32   Sidewalk fund established
   95.33   Awning, signs over sidewalk
   95.34   Barriers required at excavations
 
   95.99   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 95.01 OBSTRUCTIONS ON STREETS, SIDEWALKS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to obstruct or hinder the free and convenient public use of any street, alley, crosswalk, or public place in this city by:
   (A)    Placing, piling, or displaying any goods, wares, or merchandise on or along the inner line of any sidewalk in excess of four feet on sidewalks of 16 feet or more in width or in excess of 1/4 of the width of any sidewalk where distance between the curbing and lot lines is less than 16 feet;
   (B)    Occupying more than three feet of the outer edge of any sidewalk of 16 feet in width, or more than 1/5 of the width of narrow sidewalks, for the deposit of goods, wares, or merchandise in the course of receipt or delivery, or for any other purpose whatsoever;
   (C)    Allowing any goods, wares, or merchandise to remain, for any purpose whatsoever, on or along the outer edge of any sidewalk for a longer time than six hours;
   (D)    Suffering or permitting any box, barrel, bale, or any kind of goods, wares, or merchandise to be placed or to remain in the roadway of any street or alley immediately adjoining and adjacent to the premises owned or occupied by such person, although he may not have, directly or indirectly caused such obstruction;
   (E)    Stopping any vehicle on or across any footwalk, or place where people are accustomed to cross over any street or alley, and so obstructing the same.
('74 Code, § 92.06) Penalty, see § 95.99
§ 95.02 HAULING MATERIALS ON STREETS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to haul or transport in or along any street or alley of this city, any stone, gravel, sand, dirt, lime, manure, offal, rubbish or other loose materials, liquids or substances in any vehicle which is not so constructed as to prevent the articles hereinbefore mentioned from dropping, sifting through or otherwise being strewn in or along such street or alley.
('74 Code, § 92.07) Penalty, see § 95.99
§ 95.03 DEPOSITING REFUSE IN STREETS, GUTTERS.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to sweep, throw, deposit, or place any paper, refuse, garbage or animal waste into or upon any of the streets, alleys, or public places of this city.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person contracted, paid or otherwise compensated for the removal of snow to place, move, plow, or dump any substantial amount of snow for any private lot, driveway, sidewalk, or other property into any street or alley within the city or upon the private property of any other person without their consent. For purposes of this division a “SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SNOW” would be defined as an amount in excess of a cubic yard.
   (C)   Division (B) of this section does not apply to authorized street maintenance personnel or other persons contracted and authorized by the city to remove snow or other debris from the city streets, alleys or other areas.
   (D)   Penalty for a violation of this section is as set out in § 95.99.
('74 Code, § 92.08) (Am. Ord. 00-2, passed 3-13-00) Penalty, see § 95.99
Cross-reference:
   Property owner's duty to remove rank vegetation from abutting streets, see § 94.01
§ 95.04 SIGNS ACROSS STREETS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to put up or maintain, or suffer to be put up or maintained, any sign, banner, or streamer or other device for advertising or business purposes, by suspending the same across any of the streets or sidewalks of this city. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the suspension of national flags, banners, and streamers in connection with public parades or celebrations.
('74 Code, § 92.09) Penalty, see § 95.99
§ 95.05 DESTRUCTION OF LANDMARKS PROHIBITED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to destroy, remove, or deface any stone, stake, or other landmark which has been set or established by the City Engineer or other authorized officer of the city.
('74 Code, § 92.04) (Am. Ord. 2001-17, passed 1-14-02) Penalty, see § 95.99
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