[R.O. 2008 §215.040(A); Ord. No. 8-1 §§8, 10, 15, 1-25-1955]
No person shall drive any heavy tractor, steam engine or heavy
equipment over and across any sidewalk, curbing or crossing within
this City which is likely to break or injure such sidewalk, curbing
or crossing, unless the wheels of such vehicle be covered with rubber
or with other similar substance or unless such sidewalk, curbing or
crossing be sufficiently and fully protected by the laying down of
planks or other material which will prevent injury to such sidewalk,
curbing or crossing. Any person violating the provisions of this Section
shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation, and shall be held
responsible to the City for the cost of repairing any break or injury
to any sidewalk, curbing or crossing caused by the violation of this
Section.
[R.O. 2008 §215.040(B); Ord. No. 8-1 §§8, 10, 15, 1-25-1955]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall willfully or intentionally
destroy, break or damage or injure, or procure or induce another to
break, damage or injure, any curb or curbing or roadway in the City
of Ironton shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2008 §215.040(C); Ord. No. 8-1 §§8, 10, 15, 1-25-1955]
Should the Chief of Police or his/her designee or any duly authorized
agent or representative of the Street and Alley Committee notify anyone
of a break or hole in any sidewalk, be it owner, occupier, tenant
or agent, and such owner, occupier, tenant or agent fails or refuses
to repair said walk as required in said notice, they shall be deemed
guilty of an ordinance violation; and should any person be injured
because of such failure or refusal to repair the walk as notified
by the Chief of Police or his/her designee or any duly authorized
agent or representative of the Street and Alley Committee, the Board
of Aldermen shall hold such person or property liable for all damages
and costs that may be adjudged against the City because of such injured
person. Said Board may authorize the Mayor to institute civil action
against such person in the name of the City of Ironton. The City Attorney,
by direction of the Mayor, may bring such action in any court having
jurisdiction.
[R.O. 2008 §215.040(D); Ord. No. 8-1 §§8, 10, 15, 1-25-1955]
A.
The Mayor of any authorized agent or representative of the Street
and Alley Committee is empowered to close any street, alley, thoroughfare
or public place within this City, or to withdraw the same from public
use, temporarily and for such period of time as public work thereon
shall make such action necessary. Whenever the Mayor or any authorized
agent or representative of the Street and Alley Committee shall order
any such street, alley, thoroughfare or public place withdrawn from
public use, a written or printed notice in large and conspicuous letters
shall be posted upon such street, alley, thoroughfare or public place
at each entrance to each block, stating that such street, alley, thoroughfare
or public place is closed and withdrawn from public use.
B.
Any person using or attempting to use, or driving, attempting to
drive, any animal or vehicle upon or along any street, alley, thoroughfare
or public place so closed and withdrawn from public use without first
obtaining a permit from the Mayor or any authorized agent or representative
of the Street and Alley Committee, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance
violation. Any person who shall remove, destroy or mutilate any sign
posted as provided in this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance
violation.
[R.O. 2008 §220.050; Ord. No. 8-1 §§12, 27, 1-25-1955]
A.
Every person who shall cause to be made any excavation in or adjoining
any public street, alley, highway or public place in this City shall
cause the same to be fenced in with a suitable fence not less than
three (3) feet high and so placed as to prevent any person, animal
or vehicle from falling into said excavation, and every person making
or causing to be made any such excavation, and every person who shall
occupy or cause to be occupied any portion of any public street, alley,
highway or public place in this City with building material or with
any other obstruction, shall from sun down until sunrise cause the
same to be posted with a sufficient number of red lights securely
and conspicuously placed so as to give adequate warning of danger
to any person approaching said excavation, building material, or other
obstruction. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Subsection
shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
B.
Any person who shall remove, destroy or render insecure, any fence, barrier or guard rail erected about any excavation as required by Subsection (A) of this Section and any person extinguishing, destroying or removing any light or lamp, placed at such excavation, and every person aiding, assisting or encouraging such destruction, removal or extinguishment shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2008 §220.130; Ord. No. 8-1 §2, 1-25-1955]
All awnings erected in this City shall be required to extend
entirely over the sidewalk over which they are constructed and they
shall be at least seven (7) feet from the sidewalk at the lowest point;
provided, movable awnings may be erected over doors and windows, but
they shall be at least seven (7) feet from the sidewalk at the lowest
point. Any person violating the provision of this Section shall be
deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
