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[CC 1984 §22-11; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.04; Ord. No. 3140 §22-5]
No person shall obstruct or endanger or place or permit anything to obstruct or endanger the proper use by the public of any street, sidewalk, alley or public place, except as may be permitted by this Chapter.
[1]
Cross Reference — For additional provisions, see §§215.310 and 215.997.
[CC 1984 §22-12; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.04; Ord. No. 3140 §22-6]
No person shall throw or deposit any article or substance other than water upon any roadway, street, sidewalk, alley or public place.
[1]
Cross Reference — For additional provisions, see §§215.310 and 215.997.
[CC 1984 §22-13; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.06; Ord. No. 3140 §22-7]
No person shall sweep or deposit anything into any gutter or drain on any street or alley.
[1]
Cross Reference — For additional provisions, see §§215.310 and 215.997.
[CC 1984 §22-14; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.30; Ord. No. 3140 §22-8; Ord. No. 4623 §1(A,C), 1-16-1996]
A. 
On a corner lot in any district, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between a height of two (2) feet and eight (8) feet above the grades at the back of the curb of the intersecting streets, within the triangular area formed by the right-of-way lines and a line connecting them at points thirty (30) feet from their point of intersection or at equivalent points on private streets, except that the sight triangle shall be increased for certain uses when deemed necessary for traffic safety by the City Council.
B. 
In the event there is a building line nearer than fifteen (15) feet to the intersecting property lines, no obstructions as prohibited in Subsection (A) shall be permitted between the building line and the street.
C. 
Any violation of this Section shall be a nuisance. The Building Commissioner, Chief of Police, Fire Chief or Public Works Director shall notify the occupants, or property owner, to have the nuisance removed and, if necessary, abate the violation per Sections 220.030 or 220.040 of this Code.
[CC 1984 §22-20; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.07; Ord. No. 3140 §22-9]
No person shall obstruct the passage of any water, or permit the obstruction to be done by any person under his/her control, and cause it to flow upon the premises of another. No person shall fail to remove such obstruction when required to do so by a Police Officer.
[CC 1984 §22-21; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.08; Ord. No. 3140 §22-10; Ord. No. 4632 §1, 6-17-1996]
A. 
The occupant of every single-family dwelling, or the owner of every building containing more than one (1) dwelling, and the occupant or owner of every commercial building adjacent to a public right-of-way shall keep the sidewalk, street gutters, and the tree lawn area adjoining the premises free from obstructions. No occupant of a single-family dwelling, or owner of any building containing more than one (1) dwelling, or the occupant or owner of a commercial building shall place, or permit to be placed, any obstruction on the sidewalk, gutter or tree lawn area, which could hamper or endanger public usage of the right-of-way. Only solid waste, properly contained as prescribed under Chapter 245, may be placed on the right-of-way.
B. 
Whenever any obstruction is placed upon a right-of-way in conflict with the provision of this Chapter, the Street Superintendent may remove or cause the removal of the obstruction.
C. 
No alteration may be made to a public sidewalk, gutter or tree lawn area without a permit, as required by Section 520.140(B). No tree or shrub may be planted on a public right-of-way except as authorized by the Street Superintendent.
[1]
Cross Reference — For additional provisions, see §§215.310 and 215.997.
[CC 1984 §22-22; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.09; Ord. No. 3140 §22-11; Ord. No. 4020 §1, 12-5-1984; Ord. No. 4027 §1, 1-7-1985]
A. 
The owner of premises or tenements or vacant lots shall remove dirt and filth from the sidewalks and driveways adjoining the property and to the center of any alley adjoining the property within twenty-four (24) hours after such dirt or filth has accumulated.
B. 
Such person shall remove snow, sleet or ice from the sidewalks adjoining the property within twenty-four (24) hours after the snow, sleet or ice has accumulated.
[CC 1984 §22-23; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.10; Ord. No. 3140 §22-12]
A. 
A merchant or other person may place articles on the sidewalk while receiving or delivering them, but such articles shall not occupy more than one-half (½) of the sidewalk from the edge of the curb next to the street.
B. 
The merchandise shall not be permitted to remain on the sidewalk more than two (2) hours.
[CC 1984 §22-30; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.12; Ord. No. 3140 §22-14]
No person shall allow or permit any hedge, bush or shrubbery on his/her premises adjacent to any street or sidewalk to attain a height of more than four (4) feet, nor allow such hedge, bush or shrubbery to encroach or extend over and onto any sidewalk so as to interfere with or impede passage.
[CC 1984 §22-31; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.17; Ord. No. 3140 §22-15]
No person shall willfully or intentionally destroy, break, damage or injure or procure or induce another to break, damage or injure any curb or street, sidewalk or alley on any roadway in the City.
[CC 1984 §22-32; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.21; Ord. No. 3140 §22-16]
A. 
The numbering of all buildings fronting on or having an entrance on public or private streets in the City shall be numbered in conformity with the following rules and regulations:
1. 
Odd numbers shall be applied to the north and west sides of the streets;
2. 
Even numbers shall be applied to the south and east sides of the streets; and
3. 
Numbers shall as near as possible conform to and carry out the plan of house numbering in use in the City of St. Louis.
B. 
The Clerk shall have the right to number or renumber any block or building as he/she may deem necessary.
[CC 1984 §22-33; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.21; Ord. No. 3140 §22-17]
A. 
The numbering of streets shall be computed by the following method:
1. 
One (1) number allowed for every twenty-five (25) feet of space on any street;
2. 
A full number assigned for any building, house or structure twenty-five (25) feet in width;
3. 
A half number of any building, house or structure or through passageway leading from any street to rear of premises less than twenty-five (25) feet in width; and
4. 
A full number with a letter "A" for any entrance leading directly from any street to any second (2nd) floor apartment regardless of the purpose for which the apartment is to be used.
B. 
All numbering shall be made as directed by the Clerk. All numbers shall be assigned to meet door openings as nearly as possible.
[CC 1984 §22-34; Rev. M.C. 1963 §8.21; Ord. No. 3140 §22-18]
A. 
Rectifying lines or points are hereby established.
B. 
North and south streets shall be given the following numbers west:
1. 
Blendon Place, 7100.
2. 
Blendon Place Way, 7100.
3. 
Yale Avenue, 7200.
4. 
Bellevue Avenue, 7300.
5. 
Hunter Avenue, 7350.
6. 
Sunset Avenue and Princeton Place, 7350.
7. 
Hawthorne Avenue, 7375.
8. 
Del Norte Avenue and Highland Terrace, 7400.
9. 
Beulah Avenue, Murphy Avenue and Mabel Avenue, 7450.
10. 
Big Bend Boulevard, 7500.
11. 
McCready Avenue and Woodland Drive and Commodore Drive, 7550.
12. 
Claytonia Terrace, 7600.
13. 
Collins Avenue, 7650.
14. 
Moorlands Drive, 7700.
15. 
Bredell Avenue, 7700.
16. 
Hicks Avenue at Laclede Station Road, 7900; at point even with Argus, 8000; at point even with Lincoln Avenue, 8100.
17. 
Laclede Station Road, 7900.
18. 
Berkley Avenue, 8000.
19. 
Argus Avenue, 8000.
20. 
Stockard Avenue (Aberdeen), 8050.
21. 
Lincoln Avenue (formerly McKinley), 8100.
22. 
Lincoln Avenue, 8100.
23. 
Booker Place, 8150.
24. 
Hanley Road, 8200.
25. 
East Linden, 8400.
26. 
West Linden, 8400.
27. 
McMorrow Drive, 8500.
28. 
Francis Place, 8600.
29. 
Brentwood Boulevard, 8700.
30. 
Bethesda Avenue, S800.
31. 
McCutcheon Road, 9000.
32. 
Lay Road, 9000.
C. 
East and west streets shall be given the following numbers west at the points indicated:
1. 
Dumas Avenue at Banneker Avenue, 8100.
2. 
Elinor Avenue at Laclede Station Road, 7900; at a point even with the west line of Berkley Avenue, 8000; at point even with the west line of Banneker Avenue (formerly McKinley Avenue), 8100 through to Hanley Road.
3. 
Jones Avenue at Laclede Station Road, 7900; at Berkley, 8000 through to Stockard Avenue.
4. 
Thomas Avenue at Laclede Station Road, 7900 through to Berkley Avenue.
5. 
Alabama Avenue at Stockard Avenue (formerly Aberdeen), 8050; at Lincoln Avenue (formerly McKinley Avenue) 8100; at Booker Place, 8150 through to Hanley Road.
6. 
Bruno Avenue at Laclede Station Road, 7900; at Berkley, 8000; at Stockard Avenue (formerly Aberdeen Avenue), 8050; at Lincoln Avenue (formerly McKinley Avenue) 8100 through to Hanley Road.
D. 
North and south streets shall be given the following numbers south:
1. 
Clayton Road, 1000.
2. 
Oakland Avenue, 1017 on north side and 1021 on south side.
3. 
Ethel Avenue, 1035 on north side and 1039 on south side.
4. 
Hoover Avenue, 1047 on north side and 1049 on south side.
5. 
Sierra Drive, 1071.
6. 
Warner Avenue, 1075 on north side and 1101 on south side.
7. 
Nashville Avenue, 1131 on north side and 1133 on south side.
8. 
Antler Avenue, 1200.
9. 
Red Bud Avenue, 1215 on north side and 1217 on south side.
10. 
Argus Avenue at south line E. J. Gay estate, 1300 south through to Dale Avenue.
11. 
Banneker Avenue at a point 100 feet north of the north line of Dumas Avenue, 1316 south.
12. 
Berkley Avenue at a point even with the north line of Alabama Avenue, 1700 south through to Bruno Avenue.
13. 
Stockard Avenue (formerly Aberdeen Avenue) at a point 147' 8" north of the centerline of Jones Avenue, 1616; at Alabama Avenue, 1700 south through to Bruno Avenue.
14. 
Banneker Avenue (formerly McKinley Avenue) at a point 241' north of the north line of Alabama Avenue, 1616 south at Alabama Avenue, 1700 south through to Bruno Avenue.
15. 
Booker Place at a point 241 feet north of the north line of Alabama Avenue, 1616 south; at Alabama Avenue, 1700 south through to Bruno Avenue.
16. 
Hanley Road, at south line of E. J. Gay estate, 1300 south; at Dumas Avenue, 1330; at Dale Avenue, 1400; at Hicks, 1500; at Elinor, 1600; at Alabama, 1700 through to Bruno.
17. 
Laclede Station Road at Dale Avenue, 1400.