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This one cannot be enforced even though I see mothers with baby carriages, elderly, disabled and people with groceries/luggage have to go into the street to go around the blocked sidewalk.

Calls to Public Works, LCI and Alder are all "looking into it" since April.....must be friends of the Mayor.

Feel free to block the sidewalk, no one will do anything !!!

Sec. 27-44. - Permission required for certain activities on streets, sidewalks.

(a)

No person or property owner shall restrict the use of the right-of-way for public purposes without applying for a permit. This includes the placing of any obstruction within the right-of-way, sidewalk or tree belt.

(b)

Obstruction permits shall be obtained from the appropriate city authority. Violation of this ordinance shall result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00), or an amount up to the maximum allowed under state statute, per offense.

(c)

Permits for the obstruction of streets (encompassing hereby the broad meaning of "street" provided in section 27-1, shall be obtained from the director of public works, or his designee in accordance with the requirements set forth in section 27-75 and 27-78 herein, and shall be paid for in proportion to the street frontage occupied, at the rate set out in section 17-201 of this Code.

(Code 1928, §§ 83, 593, 724, 725; Ord. of 2-5-62; Code of 1985, § 27-18; Ord. of 8-2-88, §§ 1—4; Ord. of 10-17-88, § 20; Ord. of 4-1-91; Ord. No. 1325, § 1, 4-21-03; Ord. No. 1345, 5-3-04; Ord. No. 1426, 9-28-06; Ord. No. 1587, 4-20-09)