[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
No person, firm or corporation shall obstruct in any manner whatsoever the free passage or use of any street, sidewalk, alley or other public way, or erect, construct, place or maintain any speed bumps, horses, ridges, depressions, fences, gates, pipes, chains, bars, basketball hoops, hockey nets, playground or sports-related apparatus, skate ramps or any other type of structure or obstruction in, on, or across the paved portion of any public street or roadway within the City.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, place or maintain anything within the unpaved portion of any right-of-way owned by the City except as follows:
1. 
Grass and/or landscaping materials, including trees and bushes, provided that such landscaping materials do not hinder sight distance, become a public nuisance, or otherwise obstruct or interfere with the free and safe movement of traffic.
2. 
Mailboxes as authorized or required by postal authorities.
3. 
Traffic control devices and signs installed and maintained by the City or other governmental entity.
4. 
Public utility lines and equipment, including, but not limited to, streetlights, cable television installations and utility poles, provided that appropriate permits are obtained from the City.
5. 
Private driveways and sidewalks, provided that appropriate permits are obtained from the City. This authorization shall not be construed to allow for installation of parking pads.
6. 
Directional or informational signs as may be approved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
7. 
Lawn sprinkler systems, invisible fences or similar subsurface installations may be installed or maintained on the public right-of-way exclusively at the risk of the person, firm or corporation installing or maintaining the same.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
A. 
No person or entity shall place personal property, including personal property involved in an eviction, on the sidewalk, roadway, or any part of the public right-of-way, except as follows:
1. 
For trash collection by the end of the following day; or
2. 
In the event of an eviction, property may be so placed by the person or entity with the right to possession of the property for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours, after which the property shall be deemed abandoned and must be removed from the right-of-way by the person or entity so placing the property.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
In the event that such systems, apparatus, objects or property set forth herein are installed or maintained in the public right-of-way, the City shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever for removal of or damage to such systems as a result of the use, maintenance or repair of any street, sidewalk, or right-of-way by the City or its agents, employees or representatives, nor shall the City be responsible or liable for any damage done to any such items caused by or resulting from that use of the public right-of-way by members of the public.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
City personnel may remove any apparatus, object, system or property prohibited by this Chapter from any street, sidewalk or public right-of-way.
[Ord. No. 1188, 6-21-2022]
Any person, firm or corporation violating this Chapter shall be subject to a fine up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or confinement in the County Jail up to ninety (90) days.