[Added 3-13-2013 by Ord.
No. 2-2013]
The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety,
and welfare of City residents, City-owned equipment, and the motoring
public by prohibiting the permanent placement of basketball, hockey,
soccer and any other sports equipment, and/or storing or leaving portable
sports equipment, in, on or over the public streets and the public
rights-of-way.
Basketball poles, nets, hoops, hockey, soccer goals and other
sports equipment of any kind are hereby prohibited from being permanently
placed and/or stored in, on or over any public street, roadway, right-of-way,
sidewalk, curb area, or tree apron within the City of Linwood so as
to not interfere with the City’s removal of snow, trash, and
in times of states of emergency. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit
temporary or removable basketball nets, hoops, hockey, soccer goals
and other sports equipment from being utilized, provided they do not
interfere with the City’s removal of snow or trash, and provided
there is no time of state of emergency.
A.
Any person
violating the above provision shall be subject to a warning for the
first violation, a fine of $50 for the second violation and a fine
not to exceed $100 for each subsequent offense.
B.
A property
owner shall be responsible for any damage incurred to City equipment
due to the failure to remove any sports equipment in accordance with
this article.
C.
If the
owner of such equipment cannot be identified, the City shall have
the right to impound said equipment.
D.
Each day
that the violation continues past the date of compliance shall be
and constitute a separate and distinct offense, subject to any and
all penalties prescribed in this article.
It shall be the duty of the Linwood Police Department and Code
Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of this article.
