Obstructing streets or sidewalks—Prohibited acts.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 20-21
in effectSec. 20-21. - Obstructing streets or sidewalks—Prohibited acts.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables, boxes, barrels, containers, dispensers, signs, basketball goals or any obstruction of any kind in or upon any street, avenue, alley or sidewalk within the city.
(b) It shall likewise be unlawful for any person in charge of or occupying any property to permit goods, wares, merchandise, boxes, barrels, containers, dispensers, signs, basketball goals or other obstructions to remain on the street, alley, avenue or sidewalk adjoining the property or building in his charge or control, whether the same was placed thereon by such person or not. This shall include the exposing of goods or other property for sale, display, advertisement, or for other purposes, in such a manner as to rest upon or project over the sidewalks of the city, or to be suspended between the awning post or upon wires, ropes or frameworks suspended between the awning posts, the allowance of the act of basketball or in any manner to obstruct the free use of such sidewalks and passage thereon by the public.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct vehicular traffic in any city street or pedestrian traffic on any sidewalk, participate in the act of basketball or any activity that obstructs the free use of any street, avenue, public place, or sidewalk within the city.
Penalties. Any person guilty of committing any of the above acts shall face a penalty of:
a. A find not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first offense;
b. A fine not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a second offense; and
c. A fine not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any subsequent offense.
(Code 1962, § 20-18; Ord. No. 3202, 6-18-63; Ord. No. 4244, §§ 1, 2, 4-20-04; Ord. No. 4503, 11-6-18)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH20STSI_ARTIINGE_S20-21OBSTSIROACFetched: 11/1/2026