ARTICLE 2. STREETS
13-201. EXCAVATION PERMIT.
No person, other than authorized city employees, shall dig or excavate any hole, ditch, trench or tunnel in or under any street, alley, sidewalk, park or other public property or public easement through private property without first having secured a permit for such excavation. Application shall be made to the city clerk. (Code 2004)
13-202. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
(Ord. 689, Sec. 1:2; Code 2004; Ord. 1167)
13-203. SAME; FILED.
If the application is approved by the city, the city clerk shall issue a permit upon payment of a fee of $25. Each permit issued under the provisions of this section shall cover only one specified excavation. (Code 2004; Ord. 1459, Sec. 2)
13-204. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
(Ord. 689, Sec. 4; Code 2004; Ord. 1167)
13-205. SAME; UNLAWFUL ACTS.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except those having authority from the city or any officer thereof to throw down, interfere with or remove any barriers, barricades, or lights placed in any street to guard and warn the traveling public of any construction work thereon or adjacent thereto. (Code 2004)
13-206. DRAINAGE BETWEEN STREETS AND DRIVEWAYS.
(a) When a curb of a public street is absent or has been altered or removed to accommodate a smooth entrance into a paved driveway, the property owner must provide that a low profile gutter (valley gutter) be installed to convey proper drainage along the street. The valley gutter must be separated from the driveway by an expansion material no farther than two feet from the street. The valley gutter shall be poured by using city driveway construction standards.
(b) The city will maintain valley gutters that serve as drainage conveyance at the edge of public streets up to two feet from the edge of the street. If a driveway is poured monolithically to the street, the property owner will be responsible for the maintenance of the pavement to the street. (Ord. 1392, Sec. 1)
13-207. ALTERING DRAINAGE.
No person shall change or alter any gutter, storm sewer, drain or drainage structure which has been constructed, or is being lawfully maintained or controlled by the city unless such change or alteration has been authorized or directed by the governing body. (Code 2004)
13-208. UNFINISHED PAVEMENT.
No person shall walk upon, drive or ride over or across any pavement, sidewalk or incomplete grading which has not been opened for traffic. (Code 2004)
13-209. USING STREETS.
(a) No person shall occupy any portion of any street, alley or sidewalk for the purpose of temporarily storing building materials without first obtaining a permit for such temporary use from the governing body.
(b) No person may use any portion of any sidewalk or street right-of- way for the purpose of displaying or offering for sale wares, goods, merchandise or other items. Nothing in this article, however, shall be construed as prohibiting the city governing body from temporarily waiving the prohibition of this subsection in connection with community promotions or community-wide celebrations when such waiver is considered to be in the best interest of the city.
(Code 2004)
13-210. DANGEROUS OBJECTS IN.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, throw or cause to be placed or thrown in or on any street, alley, sidewalk or other public grounds of the city, any glass, tacks, nails, bottles, wire or other dangerous objects that might wound any person or animal, or cut or puncture any pneumatic tire while passing over the same. (Code 2004)
13-211. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN STREETS.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to deposit or throw any waste oil, fuel oil, kerosene, gasoline or other products of petroleum or any acids into or upon any street or public grounds of the city, or willfully to permit the same to be spilled, dripped or otherwise to come into contact with the surface of any street, alley, or sidewalk within the city. (Code 2004)
13-212. DISCHARGING WATER ON STREETS.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to throw or discharge water into any ditch, street, avenue or alley in the city or to cause any water to stand or form pools or to flow in a stream thereon. This section shall not apply to persons cleaning or flushing such streets, avenues or alleys under the authority of the governing body, nor to members of the fire department. (Code 2004)
13-213. BURNING IN STREETS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, any fire upon any of the paved streets, alleys, or street intersections within the city. (Code 2004)
13-214. THROWING IN STREETS.
It shall be unlawful to throw or bat any ball, stone, or other hard substance into, on or across any street or alley or at or against any building or vehicle. (Code 2004)
13-215. HAULING LOOSE MATERIAL.
It shall be unlawful to haul over the streets or alleys of this city any loose material of any kind except in a vehicle so constructed or maintained as to prevent the splashing or spilling of any of the substances therein contained upon the streets or alleys. (Code 2004)
13-216. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
(Ord. 689, Secs. 3, 5; Code 2004; Ord. 1167)
13-217. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
(Ord. 689, Sec. 6; Ord. 1167)
13-218. RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
(Ord. 689, Sec. 7; Ord. 1167)