[R.O. 2013 §21-1; Ord. No. 8.3 (Bill No. 28) §9, 11-16-1972; Ord. No. 14.541 (Bill No. 2761), 12-19-2019[1]; Ord. No. 14.559 (Bill No. 2832), 7-21-2022[2]]
It is unlawful for any person to use any street or highway, or part thereof, which has been withdrawn from use by the public, or to drive or attempt to drive any vehicle thereon, or to remove or destroy any barricade, warning light or sign placed upon such street or highway or around or upon any obstruction or defect thereon as a protection or warning to the public. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 14.541 renumbered former Chapter 535, Streets Sidewalks And Public Places, as Chapter 530.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 14.559 renumbered former Chapter 530, Streets Sidewalks And Public Places, as Chapter 800.
[R.O. 2013 §21-2; Ord. No. 8.3 (Bill No. 28) §10, 11-16-1972; Ord. No. 14.541 (Bill No. 2761), 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 14.559 (Bill No. 2832), 7-21-2022]
It is unlawful for any person to cause or permit to be placed, thrown or to leak or spill from a vehicle or otherwise upon the pavement or surface of any street, sidewalk, alley or public place any liquid asphalt or substance, liquid or material which might thereby be calculated to endanger, impede or inconvenience the movement of vehicles or pedestrians or render the surface of such street, sidewalk, alley or public place rough or uneven. Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[1]
Cross Reference — As to injurious substances on highways, §340.260.
[R.O. 2013 §21-3; Ord. No. 8.3 (Bill No. 28) §16, 11-16-1972; Ord. No. 14.541 (Bill No. 2761), 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 14.559 (Bill No. 2832), 7-21-2022]
It is unlawful for any person to injure or damage any sidewalk, curb, gutter, tree lawn, parkway, public place, tree, pole, post, light standard or fixture, sign, property or fireplug on any public street, highway or alley by driving a vehicle upon, against or over or by cutting, breaking or otherwise damaging the same. Any person who violates any provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[1]
Cross Reference — As to signs generally, ch. 415.
[R.O. 2013 §21-4; Ord. No. 8.3 (Bill No. 28) §17, 11-16-1972; Ord. No. 14.541 (Bill No. 2761), 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 14.559 (Bill No. 2832), 7-21-2022]
A. 
It is unlawful for any person to haul any materials or to drive any truck, automobile or vehicle across any sidewalk, tree lawn, parkway, curb or gutter in the City without a permit therefor from the Director of Public Works.
B. 
No such permit shall be issued unless the applicant therefor shall make a deposit as determined by the Director of Public Works sufficient to insure that no damage shall be caused to the sidewalk, curb, gutter, tree lawn, parkway or to any tree, pole, sign or property thereon in connection with such hauling or driving.
[R.O. 2013 §21-5; Ord. No. 8.3 (Bill No. 28) §18, 11-16-1972; Ord. No. 14.541 (Bill No. 2761), 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 14.559 (Bill No. 2832), 7-21-2022]
No person shall in any manner damage, destroy, remove or in any way or manner interfere with the use of streets, pavements, shoulders, ditches, curbs or sidewalks, or cause or permit undue erosion of abutting, adjoining or nearby shoulders, sidewalks, curbs, streets or ditches by casting upon them or in them an unnatural flow of surface or drain water.
[R.O. 2013 §21-6; Ord. No. 8.3 (Bill No. 28) §32, 11-16-1972; Ord. No. 14.541 (Bill No. 2761), 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 14.559 (Bill No. 2832), 7-21-2022]
The right is hereby granted to all persons defined in Section 630.010 of this Code, and the Director of Public Works, to trim trees, brush, or hedges upon and overhanging the streets, alleys, sidewalks and public places of the City, so as to prevent such foliage from coming in contact with telephone wires, electric wires, or cables, or interference with traffic, pedestrians or other public safety concerns, all of such trimming to be done under the supervision and direction of the Director of Public Works.
[R.O. 2013 §21-7; Ord. No. 8.3 (Bill No. 28) §32, 11-16-1972; Ord. No. 14.541 (Bill No. 2761), 12-19-2019; Ord. No. 14.559 (Bill No. 2832), 7-21-2022]
All persons defined in Section 630.010 of this Code, on the request of any person, shall remove or raise or lower their wires temporarily to permit the moving of houses or other bulky structures. The expense of such temporary removal, raising or lowering of wires shall be paid by the party or parties requesting such raising or lowering of wires, and payment in advance may be required. Not less than forty-eight (48) hours' advance notice shall be given to arrange for such temporary wire changes.