A.
No encroachment shall be permitted unless the construction or erection
thereof shall comply with safe and accepted methods of construction
or erection and shall not endanger the users of the public streets
or sidewalks of the City.
B.
The frames and supports of all awnings shall be securely attached
to the walls of buildings, and the lowermost point of the frame or
support shall be not less than seven feet six inches above the sidewalk,
and the lowest part of the curtain scallop or valance shall be at
a height of not less than seven feet above the sidewalk when such
awning is extended.
C.
No encroachment shall be permitted for a banner or sign to extend
across part or all of a public street unless the applicant obtains
an encroachment permit from the City Clerk.
D.
Tree branches shall not be permitted to encroach on the public sidewalk.
Owners shall be required to trim and otherwise maintain trees at a
minimum clearance of eight feet above the public sidewalk.
It shall not be lawful for any person to encumber the streets
and sidewalks of the City of Amsterdam unless the applicant obtains
an encumbrance permit from the City Clerk. The provision of exterior
seating and/or displays of merchandise on the sidewalk by a legitimate
business operating in a commercial zone of the City is exempt herefrom
provided that such does not unduly block pedestrian passage.
A.
Any dumpster placed in the street shall have a flashing warning light
or lighted barricade placed at the traffic end of the dumpster.
B.
Any portable trash collector box or dumpster designed to be moved
for emptying in its entirety by a roll-off truck or similar means
that is to be placed in a street shall be provided with permanently
applied retroreflective tape ("reflector tape") and/or reflective
paint to enhance visibility of the box at night under vehicle headlight
illumination.
C.
Identification of a container. All dumpster boxes or containers shall
have the owner of the box and telephone number for the owner permanently
displayed on the box.
D.
A permit shall be required for any dumpster within the public right-of-way
or street, said permit being issued from the Office of the City Engineer.
