§ 21-29. Prohibited Uses of Sidewalk.

A. 

It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or to use any sidewalk, or any portion thereof, or to place signs, signboards or other devices upon the sidewalk, for the purpose of exhibiting or vending any merchandise, except with permission of the Mayor as set forth below and subject to the prohibition set forth in Subsection 6 below.

(1) 

Sidewalk sales shall only occur in the manner specified below after a written permit has been issued by the Mayor:

(a) 

Sidewalk sales conducted by merchants in front of their own commercial property.

(b) 

Sidewalk sales conducted by civic or charitable organizations for a civic or charitable purpose.

B. 

It shall be unlawful to put or place upon any sidewalk any boxes, barrels or other articles that would tend to obstruct the free use of any sidewalk, except when articles are so placed during loading or unloading, removing or storing away the same and such articles do not remain on any sidewalk for more than one hour; when any sidewalk is so used, a free passageway of at least three feet shall be left at all times.

C. 

It shall be unlawful to use any sidewalk as a transfer or assembling point for the purpose of assembling packages for delivery or reassembling the contents of delivery vehicles.

D. 

It shall be unlawful for any owner or contractor to obstruct any sidewalk in front of any building in process of erection or being repaired, but such sidewalk shall always be kept open for public traffic and such sidewalk kept in a safe and passable condition.

E. 

It shall be unlawful to permit any rubbish, debris or any other matter to remain upon or interfere with the free use of any sidewalks.

F. 

Sandwich board signs and mechanical vending devices shall not be permitted on any public right-of-way. This prohibition shall be interpreted to prohibit the display or placement of sandwich board signs and mechanical vending devices on a permanent or temporary basis.

G. 

For purposes of this section, "mechanical vending devices" shall be defined as those coin, currency or debit card operated devices that are used to market, sell and dispense merchandise, beverages, food, or other similar items. This definition shall not include those machines used solely to sell and dispense newspapers.

Ord. 806, 6/11/1986, § 11733; as amended by Ord. 940, 10/14/1998, §§ 3, 4; and by Ord. 975, 3/9/2001, § 11733