7-1-3: SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS; DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE:
   A.   Obstructing Sidewalks: No person shall leave or deposit or cause to be left or deposited in or upon any sidewalk, any article or thing whatsoever that will obstruct or otherwise encumber the same, except as expressly provided by ordinance.
   B.   Display Of Merchandise By Businesses:
      1.   Businesses in the city may display merchandise for sale on the sidewalks in front of the businesses. Such displays shall be arranged so that an area of passage of not less than seventy two inches (72") in width shall remain unobstructed and shall be taken in at the close of the business day.
      2.   No displays of merchandise shall be placed on sidewalks other than as permitted in this subsection. (Ord. 418, 4-9-1996)