12.24.020 Sidewalk obstructions.
A. No person shall obstruct, or cause to be or obstructed, any sidewalk by erecting, placing or maintaining signs, posts, structures or other obstructions of any kind except as otherwise provided in this code. The city manager may remove such obstructions 8 hours after notice to the owner or person in charge of the obstructions. If the owner or person in charge of the obstruction cannot be readily located for the purpose of providing notice, the city manager may remove the obstruction to a suitable location and store the obstruction at the expense of the owner or person in charge of the obstruction.
The city manager may enforce this subsection without notice in the event of an immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.
B. No person, after first being ordered to move by the city manager and being offered a location to place or store the person's possession that is not in violation of the provisions of this code, shall obstruct a sidewalk in a manner that:
1. Leaves less than four feet of width for the accommodation of pedestrians or vehicles;
2. Blocks the lawful passage of a vehicle; or
3. Requires another person or a driver of a vehicle to take evasive action to avoid physical contact.
The city manager may enforce this subsection without first issuing an order to move and offering a location to place or store the person's possession, in the event of an immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.
C. No person shall conduct or manage any place of business in a manner that hinders or obstructs the free passage of pedestrians along a sidewalk, or that blocks the entrance or prevents free ingress and egress into or from any other place of business.
D. No person, after first being ordered to move by the city manager and being offered a location to stand, sit, lie, or place an object that is not in violation of the provisions of this code, shall stand, sit, lie, or place an object on any portion of a sidewalk within four feet of the entrance to a building in a manner that blocks the entrance or prevents free ingress or egress into or from the building. However, the city manager may enforce this subsection without first issuing an order to move and offering an alternative location to stand, sit, lie, or place an object, in the event of an immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.
E. Nothing in this section prevents merchants or persons who receive or deliver goods for a merchant from using the sidewalk in front of the merchant's premises for that purpose. (Ord. 2022-0023 § 2)
