No person shall encroach upon or in any way obstruct or encumber any street, alley, sidewalk, curb, ditch, drainage, right-of-way, easement, public grounds or land dedicated to public use, or any part thereof, or permit such encroachment or encumbrance to be placed or remain on any public way adjoining the premises of which he/she is the owner or occupant, except as provided in §§
460-22 and
460-23.
The prohibition of §
460-21 shall not apply to the following:
A. Temporary encroachments or obstructions authorized by permit under Article
VI of this chapter pursuant to § 66.0425, Wis. Stats.
B. Building materials for the period authorized by the Director of Public
Works which shall not obstruct more than 1/2 of the sidewalk or more
than 1/3 of the traveled portion of the street and which do not interfere
with the flow in the gutters.
C. Excavations and openings permitted under §§
460-13 and
460-14 of this chapter.
D. Signs or clocks attached to buildings which project outward from
properties not more than six feet from the face of any such building,
unless otherwise approved and which do not extend below any point
10 feet above the sidewalk, street or alley, unless otherwise approved
by the Village Board.
E. Awnings which do not extend below any point seven feet above the
sidewalk, street or alley.
F. Public utility encroachments authorized by state law or the Village
Board.
G. Goods, wares, merchandise or fixtures being loaded or unloaded which
do not extend more than three feet on to the sidewalk, provided that
such goods, wares, etc. do not remain thereon for a period of more
than four hours.
Property owners may place certain fixtures on sidewalks immediately
adjoin their property if the following requirements are met:
A. The property must be located in an area used for commercial uses.
B. The fixture(s) shall not be physically attached to any sidewalk,
street fixture or adjacent building, and shall be of a temporary design.
C. The placement of the fixture shall not significantly impede the flow
of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk. In no event shall the fixture
reduce the unobstructed sidewalk width to less than four feet at any
point.
In addition to any other penalty imposed, if the Director of
Public Works determines that a sidewalk is unlawfully obstructed in
violation of this article; he/she shall issue a written notice to
the owner or occupant of the premises adjoining the obstructed sidewalk
and direct the obstruction be removed within 24 hours.
In addition to any other penalty imposed, if any Village enforcement
official determines that a Village street, alley, public grounds or
land dedicated for public use is obstructed or encumbered, he/she
shall issue a written notice to the property owner of the premises
which adjoin the obstructed public area directing that the obstruction
be removed within 24 hours.