STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, ch. 12

in effect

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1200 Games on streets.

Section 1200. - Games on streets. It shall be an offense for any person to engage in any game, sport, amusement or exercise in the street which is likely to impede the passage of vehicles in the streets or to injure passersby.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1201 Skates; toy vehicles.

Section 1201. - Skates; toy vehicles. It shall be an offense for any person to travel or skate upon any sidewalk by means of any rollers skates; or travel or coast upon any sidewalk by means of any toy wagon, coaster, tricycle, velocipede or other toy vehicle when the same may endanger the life of any pedestrian or become an inconvenience to his free use of the sidewalk.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1202 Children on street.

Section 1202. - Children on street. It shall be an offense for any parent or guardian of a child under the age of twelve (12) years to permit such child to play, run or loiter on the public streets.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1203 Peddling.

Section 1203. - Peddling. It shall be an offense for any person to display, sell or offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise of any description from any stand, parked vehicle or other stationery position upon any street or alley.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1204 Sidewalk photographers.

Section 1204. - Sidewalk photographers. It shall be an offense for any person to take pictures of persons upon the streets or sidewalks and offer for sale or peddle the picture to the person whose picture is taken; or to hand to the person a token, paper or other object to be exchanged at another place for the picture.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1205 Shows or exhibitions.

Section 1205. - Shows or exhibitions. It shall be an offense for any person to use or cause to be used any portion of any sidewalk, street or alley for the maintaining or holding of any exhibition, entertainment, musical or dancing show for any purpose whatsoever.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1206 Obstructing free passage.

Section 1206. - Obstructing free passage. A. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to knowingly obstruct any street, alley, crosswalk, sidewalk, driveway, or trail used for the passage of pedestrians, as defined by Title 37, Section 100, vehicles, or bicycles to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access, unless allowed by the terms of a license or permit issued by the City. B. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to knowingly obstruct any curb ramp, accessibility ramp, doorway, or similar point of access or egress for the locations listed in Subsection A. C. As used in this section, "obstruct" means to interfere with the use for the intended purpose or to block, impede, interfere with, hinder, or delay the reasonable movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, including the reasonable movement of persons with disabilities, whether the obstruction arises from a person's acts alone or from a person's acts combined with the acts of others, and whether the obstruction is caused by a person's body, materials, or equipment in the possession of or used by the person, or any combination of these. D. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. If an obstruction arises solely from materials, objects, or equipment, each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. E. It shall constitute an affirmative defense to a violation of this section if the obstruction caused by a person is as a result of an injury or equipment failure for which the person must be rendered aid to clear the obstruction and a person accepts aid when offered by a peace office or other city official. (Ord. No. 25317, § 1, 5-15-2024)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1207 Cleaning streets.

Section 1207. - Cleaning streets. It shall be an offense for any person to fail, refuse or neglect to clean off the sidewalk and gutter in front of the premises of such person or the alley in the rear of such premises when notified to do so by a peace officer of the City of Tulsa.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1208 Trash.

Section 1208. - Trash. It shall be an offense for any person to deposit, throw, scatter or place or cause to be deposited, thrown, scattered or placed on any street, alley, sidewalk, gutter or other public place any filth, refuse, garbage, ashes, rubbish, grass, weeds, paper or any animal or vegetable matter, or permit an animal to defecate on such places, without immediately removing such.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1209 Excavations.

Section 1209. - Excavations. It shall be an offense for any person to make any excavation or cutting in any street, sidewalk, alley or public grounds or to remove any earth or construction material therefrom, except when authorized to do so by the City of Tulsa.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1210 Hazardous opening.

Section 1210. - Hazardous opening. It shall be an offense for any person to permit to be open or leave open any cellar door, manhole or grating of any kind in or upon any street, sidewalk or alley.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1211 Drainage.

Section 1211. - Drainage. It shall be an offense for any person to permit any liquids, other than water, to drain into any street, alley or onto any sidewalk.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1212 Snow on walks.

Section 1212. - Snow on walks. It shall be an offense for any property owner or person in possession of any real property to fail to clear or have cleared within twenty-four (24) hours after any snowfall, sleet or ice storm, the public sidewalks on the property. Snow, sleet or other elements of nature shall be cleared from the sidewalks and piled along the outer edge of the walks adjacent thereto or removed entirely; but in no event shall such pilings exceed two (2) feet in height.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1213 Spitting.

Section 1213. - Spitting. It shall be an offense for any person to spit upon sidewalks, crosswalks or other public places.

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 1214 Penalty.

Section 1214. - Penalty. Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. Nos. 15523, 19605)

Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT27PECO_CH12STSIFetched: 10/28/2026