Ord #296 Streets, sidewalks and other public places amendment

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Sec. 18-56. Placing snow or ice in a roadway. It is a misdemeanor for any person, not acting under a specific contract with the city or without special permission from the city, to remove snow or ice from private property and place it in the roadway of any street or private road. Sec. 18-67. Curb ,=str-e t and sidewalk painting or ealefin-g Roadway tampering. It is unlawful a misdemeanor for any person to deface,paint, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, equipment, tools, signs, markers, si ng_als,paving,guardrails, drains or any other highway appurtenance on or along any street, sidewalk or right-of-way paint, letter or color any street, sidewalk or curb and gutter for advertising purposes, or to paint or color any street, sidewalk or curb and gutter for any purpose, except as such work may be done by city employees acting within the course or scope of their employment. This provision shall not apply to sidewalk maintenance and repair activities under section 18-7 uniformly coloring concrete or other surfacing, or uniformly painted house numbers, as such coloring may be approved by the city. Sec. 18-78. Public sidewalk maintenance and repair. (a) Primary responsibility. It is the primary responsibility of the owner of property upon which there is abutting any public sidewalk to keep and maintain such sidewalk in safe and serviceable condition. (b) Construction, reconstruction and repair specifications. All construction, reconstruction or repair of public sidewalks shall be done in strict accordance with specifications on file in the city offices. . (a) Duty of owner or occupant. (1) The owner or occupant of every occupied property and every house or other building shall place on such building the proper street number as required by the building code. (b) Assignment of numbers. The city shall assign numbers in accordance with the standard plan (c) Unlawful act. It is a misdemeanor for any person to fail to comply with the provisions of subsection(a) of this section or to post numbers other than the correct city assigned numbers. If the property owner fails to comply with the requirements of this section, the city may erect a sign adjacent to the street on which the number is stated or affixed, and upon completion ascertain the cost and certify the cost to the county auditor to be collected as any other special assessment.