[Ord. 4004, §1]
Any person, other than one (1) holding a parade permit under Chapter 27, Article X – Parades of this code, who shall conduct on any street, alley or sidewalk any exhibition or demonstration of any article or thing or process or so use any street, alley or sidewalk for private purposes as to block or obstruct the same or impede or interfere with travel and traffic thereon shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. 4004, §1]
Any person who shall deposit, place, paint, write, erect or maintain any structure, material, article, substance, decoration or thing on, in or above any street, curb, gutter, park, parkway, sidewalk or public place of the city, except as specifically authorized by the city council by resolution, or as otherwise provided for by ordinance or this Code, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however:
(a) 
That a person owning or operating a restaurant, coffee shop or other business may provide tables, chairs, plants or seating accommodations for its customers on the sidewalks adjacent to the business subject to the condition that a straight, unobstructed pathway at least sixty (60) inches wide be maintained on the sidewalk along the entire length of the sidewalk used by the business; and
(b) 
That nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any merchant or tradesman from placing any packages of merchandise, which the merchant or tradesman may be receiving or sending away, subject to the conditions that a straight unobstructed pathway at least thirty-six (36) inches wide be maintained or remain on the sidewalk for more than two (2) hours.
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(a) 
Any article, except abandoned vehicles, placed in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, thoroughfare or other public place within the city contrary to ordinance, or any such article lost or abandoned in such place, shall be taken up and delivered into the custody of the Chief of Police, who shall notify the owner thereof, if known. Property held for more than six (6) months that has not been claimed by the owner, the owner has refused (or if such owner) is unknown or cannot be found) then the property shall be disposed of in a manner deemed appropriate by the Chief of Police.
(b) 
Abandoned vehicles shall be subject to the procedures outlined in the Missouri Revised Statues Chapter 304 Traffic Regulations and all other applicable chapters.
[Ord. 4004, §1]
(a) 
Whoever shall, upon any street, public place or sidewalk, expose or offer any merchandise or other property for show or sale, by auction or otherwise, except newspapers and pamphlets other than magazines, or conduct any business whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor unless those persons are conducting business in public sidewalks in the central business district and arts and entertainment district, and have complied with the business licensing and health ordinances and regulations, where applicable.
(b) 
"Central business district" shall mean that area set out in section 42-194 of this Code and arts and entertainment district set out in section 42.232 of this Code.
(c) 
These provisions shall not be construed to affect or abrogate section 36-2, prohibiting the erection of structures in city rights-of-way.
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(a) 
Whoever shall suspend merchandise or other articles in front of any store or other building which shall extend over the sidewalk, at any height above the sidewalk, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) 
Areas zoned Central City Districts may have permitted signs conforming to Section 42-244, 4(a) of this Code.
[Ord. 4004, §1]
It shall be unlawful for any person occupying, in charge or control of or owning any real estate in the city to permit the trees on such property to hang over the sidewalks, streets and alleys so that the lower limbs thereof shall be closer than fourteen (14) feet to the vehicular traveled portion of any street or alley and shall not hang closer than eight (8) feet to any sidewalk.
[Ord. 4004, §1]
Any person who shall destroy, tear up or otherwise damage any gutter, trench or channel, dug, made or used for the purpose of carrying off water or draining any street, thoroughfare or other public place within the city, or who shall fill up or otherwise obstruct the free passage of water through any such gutter, trench or channel, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or dump or to cause or allow the placing, depositing or dumping, washing or eroding of any earth, dirt, rock, clay, sand, shale, building material, debris or rubbish from property or vehicles owned or controlled by them, onto any street, sidewalk or thoroughfare within the city or upon the property of any other person without that person's permission.
(b) 
If the placing, depositing, dumping, washing or eroding of earth, dirt, rock, clay, sand, shale or any other material upon streets, sidewalks or thoroughfares within the city creates conditions that, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, are unsafe or pose a hazard to the public, the city shall immediately notify the person responsible for such condition or who owns or controls the land from which such materials came to abate the unsafe or hazardous conditions. If the placing, depositing, dumping, washing or eroding of earth, dirt, rock, clay, sand, shale, or any other material upon streets, sidewalks or thoroughfares within the city is the result of earth moving, construction of buildings or other activities being performed under permits issued by the city, the Director may issue stop work orders and suspend any permits until the unsafe or hazardous conditions are abated and adequate provisions are in place to prevent reoccurrence.
(c) 
If the city is unable to immediately locate or notify any responsible person pursuant to subsection (b) above, or if upon notification such person is unable or unwilling to abate the hazardous or unsafe conditions, or if such person agrees to abate the conditions but fails to do so, the city may proceed to abate such conditions.
(d) 
The city shall keep a record of the cost of each unsafe or hazardous condition abated under this section. The city may recover the cost of such abatement by issuing tax bills against the property from which the materials constituting the unsafe or hazardous condition came. Before such tax bills are issued, the Director of Public Works shall give notice to the property owner of any property from which the materials came that the Director intends to recommend that the city council tax bill the property for the cost of abatement. The notice shall state that the property owner may, within seven (7) days of receipt of the notice, request a hearing before the City Council to contest the appropriateness of tax billing the cost of abatement.
(e) 
Any hearing requested under this section shall be held as soon as possible after the request at the next regularly scheduled bi-monthly meeting of the City Council. All interested parties may appear at such hearing either in person or by attorney and present evidence concerning the matters at issue. If after hearing the City Council finds that the landowner or one (1) acting for his benefit is responsible for the conditions abated, the costs of the abatement shall be tax billed to the land contributing to the conditions abated.
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Any person who shall remove, tear up or otherwise destroy or damage any bridge, culvert, sidewalk, pavement, crosswalk or stepping stones in or upon any street, thoroughfare or ally of the city, without having lawful authority to do so, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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All persons are hereby required to keep the sidewalks in front of, or adjacent to, the property or premises owned or occupied by them or under their control, within the city, clear and free from rubbish, filth, refuse, dirt, and from any and all obstructions and dangerous agencies of every kind and description whatsoever; and any person failing to observe the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. 4004, §1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, travel or drive upon any street within the city in the course of construction or improvement, while the same is closed to public travel. It shall be notice to all that a street is closed to public travel when the same has barricades and street closed signs constructed, erected or placed at the end of such street, and it shall be unlawful for any person to remove any barricade and street closed signs when placed across any street, when the same is placed there for the purpose of showing that the street is closed. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.