§ 15-61. General prohibition.  


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  • No person shall make, or cause to be made, any excavation in any of the streets, alleys, or sidewalks of the city, of such a nature as to be an obstruction or danger to passage and travel upon such street, alley or sidewalk, or shall place or maintain any obstruction of any nature whatever, including fences, posts, buildings, bootblack stands, wares and merchandise for display upon any of the streets, alleys, or sidewalks of the city, except as permitted by ordinance or franchise of the city. This section shall not apply to shade trees growing within two and one-half (2½) feet from the outer edge of sidewalks.

(Code 1955, § 20-14)