[R.O. 2012 §510.010; CC 1975 §27-1]
Except as may be provided otherwise by State law, this Code or other ordinance, no person shall encroach upon any street, sidewalk or public place or within the space above any street, sidewalk or public place in the City by the construction or maintenance of any manhole, coal chute, trap door, steps, overhanging eave or other projection or by any other means, except pursuant to a currently valid permit issued by authority of the City Council; and any such permit shall be revocable by the City Council at will; provided, that this Section shall not be construed to apply to limbs of shade or ornamental trees projecting over the surface of a sidewalk at a height not less than eight (8) feet.
[R.O. 2012 §510.020; CC 1975 §27-2; Ord. No. 460 §1, 6-6-2000]
A. 
Except as may be provided otherwise by State law, this Code or other ordinance, no person shall place or maintain any obstruction upon any street, sidewalk or public place in the City; provided, that this Subsection shall not be construed to prohibit merchants and other persons doing business in the City, or residents, from the temporary use of such places which abut their respective business premises or residences for the purpose of loading or unloading cargo upon or from any vehicle.
B. 
Building contractors, merchants and other persons desiring the temporary use of a portion of a street, sidewalk or public place for the placement of equipment or materials or for the display of merchandise or for any other purpose shall do so only pursuant to a currently valid permit issued by the Director of Public Works and Welfare; and any such permit may contain terms and conditions relating to space to be kept unobstructed for the free passage of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the safety of persons and property, and the welfare and convenience of the public as may be deemed by the Director of Public Works and Welfare to be appropriate, and it shall be unlawful for the holder of any such permit to violate or fail to comply with any of the terms or conditions thereof.
C. 
Public Right-Of-Way Regulations.
1. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property to permanently or temporarily erect, install or place, or to suffer or permit another to permanently or temporarily erect, install or place, any accessory facility, recreational device, basketball standard, badminton net, volleyball net, or any similar equipment, device or facility on any lot in such a manner as to make it reasonably likely or foreseeable that persons utilizing such equipment or facility will go onto a public street or roadway or any public right-of-way in the process of utilizing such equipment.
2. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property to permanently or temporarily erect, install or place, or to suffer or permit another to permanently or temporarily erect, install or place, any accessory facility, recreational device, basketball standard, badminton net, volleyball net, or any similar equipment, device or facility in or on any public street or roadway or any public right-of-way or other public property adjacent to such owner's property.
D. 
Overhanging tree limbs and projecting bushes, shrubbery or other plantings shall be considered obstructions within the meaning of this Section when they project into, over or upon the paved, travelled right-of-way of any sidewalk or street. All projecting or overhanging branches shall constitute violations of this Section if:
1. 
They overhang sidewalks below the height of eight (8) feet; or
2. 
They overhang streets below the height of thirteen (13) feet.
E. 
No plantings of any kind shall be made within thirty (30) feet of any street intersection, if such plantings will obstruct the view of drivers of approaching vehicles upon the intersecting streets below a height of six (6) feet.
[R.O. 2012 §510.030; CC 1975 §27-3]
A. 
No person shall permit the accumulation of snow or ice upon the sidewalk adjacent to any property owned or occupied by him/her within the City but shall remove the same within a reasonable time.
B. 
No person shall permit the accumulation of trash, debris or anything unsanitary upon the sidewalk adjacent to any property owned or occupied by him/her within the City, or within five (5) feet of any such sidewalk.
C. 
Upon the accumulation of any snow, ice or debris upon any sidewalk or within five (5) feet of any sidewalk in violation of this Section, the City, if the owner or occupant of the adjacent property fails to do so upon notice, may remove such snow, ice or debris, and the expense of such removal shall be charged to the owner of such adjacent property and shall be collectable in any manner authorized by law.
[R.O. 2012 §510.040; CC 1975 §27-4; Ord. No. 208 §38]
Users of subsurface street space shall maintain accurate drawings, plans and profiles showing the location and character of all underground structures, including abandoned installations. Corrected maps shall be filed with the Director of Public Works and Welfare within sixty (60) days after new installations, changes or replacements are made.