(a) 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 such sidewalk or playground.
(b) No person shall walk on, or allow any animal upon, or injure or deface in any way any soft or newly laid sidewalk pavement.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.
(e) 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 condition.
(f) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $150 for a first offense; for a second offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not less than $500 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both; for a third offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree and shall be fined not less than $750 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both; for a fourth offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.
(Ord. 2023-38. Passed 7-18-23.)