§ 97.21 REPAIRS AND OBSTRUCTIONS; DAMAGE; INJURY.
   (A)   No owner or occupant of lots or lands abutting any sidewalk, curb or gutter shall fail to keep the sidewalks, curbs and gutters in repair and free from snow, ice or any nuisance, and to remove from such sidewalks, curbs or gutters all snow and ice accumulated thereon within a reasonable time, which will ordinarily not exceed 12 hours after any storm during which the snow and ice has accumulated.
(R.C. § 723.011)
   (B)   No person shall place or knowingly drop upon any part of a sidewalk, playground, or other public place any tacks, bottles, wire, glass, nails, or other articles which may damage property of another or injure any person or animal traveling along or upon the sidewalk or playground.
   (C)   No person shall walk on, allow any animal upon, injure, or deface in any way any soft or newly laid sidewalk pavement.
   (D)   No person shall place, deposit, or maintain any merchandise, goods, material, or equipment upon any sidewalk so as to obstruct pedestrian traffic thereon except for such reasonable time as may be actually necessary for the delivery or pickup of these articles. In no case shall the obstruction remain on the sidewalk for more than 1 hour.
   (E)   No person shall unload upon or transport any heavy merchandise, goods, material, or equipment over or across any sidewalk or curb without first placing some sufficient protection over the pavement to protect against damage or injury. The affected area shall be rendered safe and free from danger.
   (F)   No person shall allow any cellar, trap door, coal chute, elevator, or lift opening in any sidewalk to remain open without providing suitable safeguards to protect and warn pedestrian traffic of the dangerous condition.
(1981 Code, § 97.21) Penalty, see § 97.99
Statutory-reference:
   Power of city to require repair of sidewalks, see R.C. § 729.01 et seq.