[Amended 2-14-2005 by Ord. No. 3-2005]
A. No person shall encumber, block or obstruct or in
any manner interfere with the free and uninterrupted use of the public
streets and sidewalks of the City.
B. No person shall deposit filth, dirt, snow, ice, grass
or any other substance, matter or material in such a manner that results
in the obstruction or impediment of the drainage flow through any
gutter or to discharge or place such materials on any portion of a
public way.
[Added 8-11-2003 by Ord. No. 9-2003]
A. No person shall engage in or play any sports or games
and/or erect, construct or place any sports equipment on or about
or in such a manner so as to obstruct any street, road, alley, cul-de-sac,
sidewalk or public way of the City.
B. No person shall erect, construct or place any permanently
affixed or temporary movable sports equipment within 20 feet of any
street, road, alley or cul-de-sac of the City or within 15 feet of
any sidewalk or public way of the City.
C. For purposes of this section, "sports" or "games"
shall include but not be limited to basketball, hockey, soccer, baseball,
football, handball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, and other sports,
recreational activities or games of any kind or nature.
D. For purposes of this section, "sports equipment" shall
include but not be limited to permanent or temporary movable basketball
hoops or nets, hockey or soccer goals or nets, ramps, nets and any
other sports or recreational equipment of any kind or nature.
E. Violations of this section shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in §
176-7. In addition to the fines and penalties set forth in §
176-7, for any third or subsequent violation of this section involving the use of sports equipment, such sports equipment shall be subject to immediate impoundment. The fee to have such sports equipment released from impoundment shall be the sum of $100, which impoundment fee shall be in addition to the other fines and penalties as set forth in §
176-7.
F. In any case in which the violator is a minor, payment
of any penalties, impoundment fees, and fines shall be the responsibility
of the parent or legal guardian of the minor.
No person shall cast or throw into any street,
alley, avenue or highway within the jurisdiction of the City authorities
any glass, bottles, glassware, crockery, porcelain or other similar
substances, or pieces thereof, or any pieces of iron, hardware or
sharp metal, nails, tacks, dead animals or other articles or any wastepaper,
trash, rubbish, garbage or refuse of any kind.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to drag or run or cause to be dragged or run any harrow
or other implement, engine, machine or tool upon any asphalt, bithulitic,
warrenite or other type of permanently paved street or sidewalk of
the city. It shall also be unlawful to injure any dirt street in the
same manner.
[Added 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99]
It shall be unlawful to plant any tree, shrub
or bush on any land owned by the City or on any land in or over which
the City has an easement or a right-of-way without the approval, in
writing, of the City and subject to any conditions which the City
may deem appropriate.
[Amended 8-9-1999 by Ord. No. 8-99; 12-13-1999 by Ord. No. 9-99]
The violation of any of the provisions of this
article is declared to be a municipal infraction. The penalty for
violation shall be $50 for each initial offense and $100 for each
repeat offense, in addition to the cost and expense to the City of
the removal of the snow, ice, dirt, trash, refuse, glass or dead animal
found to be in violation or the repairs to any street or sidewalk.