[Adopted 5-23-1922 by Ord. No. 531 (Ch. 219, Art. I, of the 1979 Code)]
[Amended 1-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2519]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
A natural person, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, estate or trust, and shall include the plural form of any entity or person defined herein.
Before any person or persons, corporation or corporations shall deposit materials used in the construction, raising or altering of any building or structure or any part thereof, or to be used for any other purpose, upon any street, road or public right-of-way within the City of Garfield, such person or persons, corporation or corporations shall first apply for and obtain from the City Clerk a permit for that purpose, to be signed by said Clerk.
Before securing such permit from the City Clerk, such person or persons shall submit a receipt signed by the City Tax Collector, showing that the sum of $250 has been deposited in the City treasury. This money shall remain in the hands of the Collector and be kept by him in a separate fund until the depositor returns with a written certificate from the Superintendent of Public Works to the effect that all materials have been removed from the street, road or public right-of-way and that such street, road or public right-of-way has been left in the same condition as it was prior to the use of said street for the purpose aforesaid.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
If the person or persons securing such permit and leaving such deposit do not clear the street, road or public right-of-way within a reasonable time after the completion of the work undertaken by such person or persons at that place, the Superintendent of Public Works shall and hereby is empowered to remove such materials and to put the street, road or public right-of-way in the same condition as existed prior to the time that such materials were placed there. The cost of removing such materials shall be deducted from the money deposited with the Tax Collector.
All materials stored in the streets shall in no case take up more than 1/3 of the width of the street as measured between curbs. All materials so stored in the streets must be marked by red lights at nighttime so as to warn the public of danger due to such obstructions existing in the streets.
[Amended 5-20-1980 by Ord. No. 1723; 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2457]
Any person or persons, corporation or corporations violating any provision of this article shall be punished by one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $2,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.