Chapter 12.16
USE OF SIDEWALK
Sections:
12.16.010 Prohibited acts.
It is unlawful for any person to ride, drive or lead any animal, or move or propel any vehicle, except a light carriage for the conveyance of children, invalid chairs or light hand pushcarts propelled only by a human being along or over any sidewalk, said carts not to exceed three feet in width, and wheels thereof to be shod with rubber tires, upon demand of the city council duly made, and to be used by the owner or person in possession thereof in such a manner as not to interfere with the free use and enjoyment of the sidewalk by foot pedestrians, unless for the purpose of necessarily crossing the same; or to cross any sidewalk with a heavy load without effectually protecting the sidewalk by plank or similar device; or to let any vehicle or animal stand on any sidewalk; or to throw, split, or cut firewood, lumber or brick, rock or stone, or mix mortar on any sidewalk; or to leave or to place any goods, boxes or merchandise of any kind on any public sidewalk so as to obstruct the passage of pedestrians over and along the same; or to use any sidewalk at any time for displaying or storing purposes, or occupy part of any street, alley or sidewalk with any wagon, stand, table or device for show purposes, or for sale of goods, wares or merchandise of any kind without securing a public license to do so; or open boxes of goods, wares or merchandise, on any sidewalk or any public place in the city; or to pile wood, boxes, lumber or other material upon any of the sidewalks, streets, alleys, or public places except as provided for in building permits. (Ord. 99 § 1, 1914; Ord. 91 § 48, 1913).
12.16.020 Sidewalk crossing.
In the event a property owner desires to use a city sidewalk as a part of a driveway, the property owner must first obtain a permit to do so from the director of operations of the city. No application for a permit to construct a private driveway over or across a sidewalk in the city shall be granted until plans and specifications for the construction of the same shall have been approved by the director of operations. (Ord. 1302 § 2, 2021).