TITLE 7
PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER 1
STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WAYS
SECTION:
7-1-1: Trees And Shrubbery
7-1-2: Obstructing Public Ways
7-1-3: Deposits Of Trash, Weeds
7-1-4: Assemblies Obstructing Public Ways
7-1-5: Drainage On Streets; Pipes And Culverts
7-1-6: Playing On Streets And Sidewalks
7-1-7: Washing Vehicles; Filling Station Drainage
7-1-8: Driving On Newly Paved Streets
7-1-9: Electric Light And Telephone Poles
7-1-10: Penalty
7-1-1: TREES AND SHRUBBERY:
   A.   Trees Permitted On Residential Streets: Permission is hereby given to any owner, lessee or occupant of any property abutting on any residential street to set out and grow any kind of tree for shade purposes between the property line and the curb line of such property line, such trees to be set on a line or lines running parallel with the line of such property, and shall not be set or grown in any other place or in any other manner. (1986 Code § 19-1)
   B.   Decayed Trees Removed: All decayed, dead or broken trees, and all dead, decayed or broken parts of trees, which are unsightly and liable to fall or be blown down, and which are standing near any sidewalk in the city, shall be removed by the owner or occupant or person having charge of the adjacent property or the property on which same are located. (1986 Code § 19-2)
   C.   Trimming Trees And Shrubbery:
      1.   The owner of any premises abutting on any street in the city shall trim all trees and shrubbery growing in the parking, between the sidewalk and the roadway of any such street, and all trees and shrubbery growing on any part of the premises adjacent to the sidewalk or any street or alley, in such manner that the boughs or limbs thereof shall not obstruct free and convenient passage and travel along the streets, sidewalks, and alleys.
      2.   When such premises are occupied by some person other than the owner, such occupant shall trim the trees and shrubbery in the same manner as hereinbefore required of the owner.
      3.   Such trees and shrubbery shall be trimmed so that the lowest branches or foliage shall not be lower than ten feet (10') above the roadway of a street or alley, nor lower than eight feet (8') above the sidewalk. (1986 Code § 19-3)
      4.   Any owner or occupant who shall fail, refuse or neglect to trim trees and shrubbery as provided in this subsection, after receiving five (5) days' notice from the superintendent of streets to do so, shall be guilty of an offense against the city. Every day that the said owner or occupant shall fail, refuse or neglect to trim said trees or shrubbery, after the expiration of the five (5) days' notice, shall be a separate offense. (1986 Code § 19-4)
   D.   Injuring Trees And Shrubbery: It is unlawful for any person to injure any tree or shrubbery on a street or alley in the city; provided, that this shall not prohibit the lawful and proper care and removal of such trees and shrubbery. (1986 Code § 19-5)
7-1-2: OBSTRUCTING PUBLIC WAYS:
   A.   Merchandise: It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place upon the sidewalks, parkways, streets and alleys of the city any goods, wares, articles or merchandise or any other obstruction, and leave same thereon; or to use the same as a place to carry on a business or trade. (1986 Code § 19-6)
   B.   Interference With Pedestrians Or Traffic: It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use or obstruct the sidewalks of the city in any manner so as to interfere unduly with pedestrian traffic thereon, or to use or obstruct the streets and alleys of the city in any manner so as to interfere unduly with lawful traffic and parking thereon. (1986 Code § 19-7)
7-1-3: DEPOSITS OF TRASH, WEEDS:
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to deposit, throw or sweep into or upon the streets, alleys, parking or sidewalks of the city any paper, rubbish, grass, weeds, tree trimmings, dirt, trash, crates, boxes or other refuse of any kind. (1986 Code § 19-8)
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