Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE 135.01 Removal of Warning Devices 135.08 Burning Prohibited 135.02 Obstructing or Defacing 135.09 Excavations 135.03 Placing Debris On 135.10 Property Owner’s Responsibility for Maintenance 135.04 Playing In 135.11 Failure to Maintain 135.05 Traveling On Barricaded Street or Alley 135.12 Dumping of Snow 135.06 Use for Business Purposes 135.13 Installation or Replacement of Culverts 135.07 Washing Vehicles 135.01 REMOVAL OF WARNING DEVICES. It is unlawful for a person to willfully remove, throw down, destroy, or carry away from any street or alley any lamp, obstruction, guard, or other article or things, or extinguish any lamp or other light, erected or placed thereupon for the purpose of guarding or enclosing unsafe or dangerous places in said street or alley without the consent of the person in control thereof. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 716.1) 135.02 OBSTRUCTING OR DEFACING. It is unlawful for any person to obstruct, deface, or injure any street or alley in any manner. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 716.1) 135.03 PLACING DEBRIS ON. It is unlawful for any person to throw or deposit on any street or alley any glass, glass bottle, nails, tacks, wire, cans, trash, garbage, rubbish, litter, offal, leaves, grass, or any other debris likely to be washed into the storm sewer and clog the storm sewer, or any substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.369) 135.04 PLAYING IN. It is unlawful for any person to coast, sled, or play games on streets or alleys, except in the areas blocked off by the City for such purposes. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12(2)) 135.05 TRAVELING ON BARRICADED STREET OR ALLEY. It is unlawful for any person to travel or operate any vehicle on any street or alley temporarily closed by barricades, lights, signs, or flares placed thereon by the authority or permission of any City official, police officer, or member of the Fire Department. 135.06 USE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES It is unlawful to park, store, or place, temporarily or permanently, any machinery or junk or any other goods, wares, and merchandise of any kind upon any street or alley for the purpose of storage, exhibition, sale, or offering same for sale, without permission of the Council. 135.07 WASHING VEHICLES. It is unlawful for any person to use any public sidewalk, street, or alley for the purpose of washing or cleaning any automobile, truck equipment, or any vehicle of any kind when such work is done for hire or as a business. This does not prevent any person from washing or cleaning his or her own vehicle or equipment when it is lawfully parked in the street or alley. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1121 -