City of Maud, Oklahoma

PART 14

STREETS, SIDEWALKS, & PUBLIC WORKS

CHAPTER 1

USE AND OBSTRUCTION OF STREETS

SECTION 14-101 TREES AND SHRUBBERY TO BE TRIMMED.

1. The owner of any premises abutting on any street of this city shall trim all trees and shrubbery growing in the parking, between the sidewalks and the roadway, of any such street, and all trees and shrubbery growing on any part of the premises adjacent to the sidewalks or any street or alley, in such manner that the boughs or limbs thereof shall not obstruct free and convenient passage and travel along the streets, sidewalks, and alleys. When such premises are occupied by some person other than the owner, such occupant shall trim the trees and shrubbery in the same manner as hereinafter required of the owner. Such trees and shrubbery shall be trimmed so that the lowest branches or foliage shall not be lower than ten (10) feet above the roadway of a street or alley, nor lower than eight (8) feet above the sidewalk.
2. Any owner or occupant who shall fail, refuse or neglect to trim trees and shrubbery as provided in Subsection A of this section, after receiving five (5) days’ notice from the head of the department in charge of streets to do so, shall be guilty of an offense against the city. Every day that the owner or occupant shall fail, refuse or neglect to trim the trees or shrubbery, after the expiration of the five (5) days’ notice, shall be a separate offense.

SECTION 14-102 UNLAWFUL TO INJURE TREES AND SHRUBBERY.

It is unlawful for any person to injure any tree or shrubbery on a street or alley in the city; provided that this shall not prohibit the lawful and proper care and removal of such trees and shrubbery.

SECTION 14-103 UNLAWFUL TO OBSTRUCT SIDEWALKS. PARKWAYS, STREETS AND ALLEYS WITH MERCHANDISE.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place upon or permit to be placed upon the sidewalks, parkways, streets and alleys of the city any goods, wares, articles of merchandise or any other obstruction, and leave same thereon; or to use the same as a place to carry on a business or trade.

SECTION 14-104 UNLAWFUL TO OBSTRUCT UNDULY SIDEWALKS AND STREETS.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use or obstruct the sidewalks of the city in any manner so as to interfere unduly with pedestrian traffic thereon, or to use or obstruct the streets and alleys of the city in any manner so as to interfere unduly with lawful traffic and parking thereon.

SECTION 14-105 UNLAWFUL TO DEPOSIT TRASH UPON STREETS OR SIDEWALKS.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to deposit, throw or sweep into or upon the streets, alleys, parking or sidewalks of the city any paper, rubbish, grass, weeds, tree trimmings, dirt, trash, crates, boxes or other refuse of any kind.

SECTION 14-106 UNLAWFUL TO PLAY ON STREETS.

It is unlawful for any person to play on the main-traveled portion of the streets and alleys of the city, except as may be authorized by ordinance.

SECTION 14-107 WATER FROM FILLING STATIONS AND OTHER BUSINESSES.

It is unlawful for any owner or operator of a filling station or other place of business, or any agent or employee thereof, to cause or allow water, grease or other fluid to flow or drain into, upon, over or across any sidewalk, parking, street, alley or other public way.

SECTION 14-108 OWNER OR OCCUPANT NOT TO PERMIT SIDEWALK, OR SIDEWALK AREA TO BECOME A HAZARD.

It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of property abutting upon a sidewalk area to permit the sidewalk or sidewalk area adjacent to the property to become a hazard to persons using the sidewalk, or sidewalk area.

SECTION 14-109 STREET NOT TO BE OBSTRUCTED SO AS TO INTERFERE WITH DRAINAGE.

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to obstruct any street, sidewalk, or alley, by placing any approach driveway or other obstruction or substance whatever that will obstruct or prevent the natural flow of water, into the storm sewers or drains, or dam the same so as to back any water upon the streets, alleys, sidewalks, culverts, drains, ditches or gutters.

SECTION 14-110 INJURING STREETS AND ALLEYS.

It is unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously dig up, remove, displace or otherwise injure or destroy any street, avenue, alley, bridge, culvert, passage way over any ditch, drain or water course, or any private way, bridge or culvert of this city.

SECTION 14-111 PENALTY.

Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Section 1-108 of this code.