§ 506-63. Driving On Sidewalk Area.
No person shall drive or propel a vehicle, or ride, lead or drive an animal of the horse or cattle kind within or across a sidewalk area, or public park or recreation area, immediately adjacent to a street or highway except at a permanent or temporary driveway or bridle path; provided, however, that where the coal hole for a property is located within a sidewalk area, the owner of the property may apply to the city manager for a special permit authorizing the backing of coal trucks onto the sidewalk for the sole purpose of dumping coal or coke into such coal hole. If the city manager on recommendation of the director of public works shall be satisfied that such operation can be performed without danger to the sidewalk, he may issue the permit applied for, for a period of not more than one year. Every such permit shall be conditioned on the agreement of the property owner to assume full responsibility for any damage that may occur to the sidewalk from the use by coal trucks and to save and to hold the city harmless of any and all liability, claims or expenses of any kind caused by, or growing out of, any such use of the sidewalk. A fee of 50 cents shall be charged for each application to cover the cost of inspection and supervision.
This provision shall not prohibit driving on the sidewalk area when necessary to avoid a temporary obstruction in the roadway but in such case the operators of the vehicle shall exercise due care for pedestrians using the sidewalk area.
(C.O. 506-63; a. Ord. No. 47-1971, eff. Feb. 10, 1971; reordained as C.M.C. 506-63, eff. Jan. 1, 1972)