[Amended 4-23-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-5]
The erection or construction of any step, porch,
portico, veranda, balcony, bay window, cellarway, areaway, tree box,
post, sign, shed, fence or other structure or obstruction whatever
in, upon, over, projecting into, overhanging or occupying any public
street, alley or sidewalk in Latrobe is hereby prohibited. Any person,
partnership, association, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $600 and cost of prosecution or, in
default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment
for not more than 30 days, provided that each day's continuance of
a violation of any of the provisions of this section, after conviction
thereof, shall constitute a separate offense; and provided, further,
that nothing in this section shall apply to any of the following:
A. Utility poles erected and maintained by authority
of any valid franchise.
B. Directional, traffic control or parking control devices
erected by authority of Latrobe or of the commonwealth.
C. Awnings, canopies and signs erected and maintained
in conformity with other valid ordinances of Latrobe.
D. Cellarways where the same shall be protected with
iron doors, set flush with the sidewalk and kept closed at all times
except when such cellarways are in use.
The occupant or possessor of any lot in Latrobe
shall, when requested by notice from Latrobe, remove all obstructions
which may be without legal authority upon any street, sidewalk or
alley in front of or alongside of such lot, and, if such occupant
or possessor shall fail, defuse or neglect to remove the same within
10 days after such notice, Latrobe may remove or cause the same to
be removed and may collect the cost of removal, with any additional
charge permitted by law, from the owner or possessor of such lot.
[Amended 4-23-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-5]
No person or persons, partnership, firm or corporation
shall discharge or suffer or permit the discharge of any steam upon
or above or any liquid upon or onto any sidewalk, street, alley or
gutter in Latrobe. Any person or persons, partnership, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs
of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs,
to imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days, provided that
each day's continuance of a violation of any of the provisions of
this section, after conviction thereof, shall constitute a separate
offense.