(A) No person, firm, or corporation in charge of any premises within the village, whether as owner, tenant, lessee, occupant, or otherwise, shall allow in any way or permit the placement of permanent or portable recreational equipment, including, but not limited to, basketball goals, backboards, skate ramps, hockey nets, or soccer nets, in the public right-of-way, including the sidewalk, driveway apron, tree lawn, and roadway.
(B) It shall be established as the procedure that if any person violates the above prohibition, the Village Manager, or his or her designee, shall provide a written notice to said person or the designee, the person in charge, who shall remove the equipment from the right-of-way within 24 hours. This written notice shall be served upon the person in charge, either personally or by leaving a written notice at his or her usual place of residence, or by certified mail addressed to his or her last known address. Said notice shall serve to put the recipient on notice with respect to the requirements of the referenced sections of the code and obviate the need for additional notice within 365 days of the date of the notice.
(C) If the person in charge fails to remove the equipment from the right-of-way, he or she shall be charged with a minor misdemeanor under this section. On each offense, the village may cause the equipment to be removed from the right-of-way, and the person in charge shall be responsible for all removal and recovery costs.
(Ord. 2005-054, passed - -2005) Penalty, see § 153.999