(A) No person shall obstruct any street, alley, sidewalk, public ground, or other public way within the municipality by erecting thereon any fence, structure, or building, or permitting any fence, structure, or building to remain thereon, unless authorized by the legislative authority or other proper municipal official. Each day that any such fence or building is permitted to remain upon such public way shall be deemed a separate offense.
(R.C. § 5589.01)
(B) No person shall place or knowingly drop upon any part of a sidewalk or playground 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 such sidewalk or playground.
(C) No person shall walk on, or allow any animal upon, or 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 such articles. In no case shall the obstruction remain on such sidewalk for more than one 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.
(F) No person shall allow any cellar or trap door, coal chute, or elevator or lift opening in any sidewalk to remain open without providing suitable safeguards to protect and warn pedestrian traffic of the dangerous conditions.
(G) (1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(R.C. § 5589.99(A))
(2) Whoever violates any other provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(3) A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Cross-reference:
Driving upon sidewalk prohibited, see § 72.118