(A) The owner of any premises abutting on any street of the town shall trim all trees and shrubbery growing in the parking and between the sidewalks and the roadway of any such street, and all trees and shrubbery growing on any part of the premises adjacent to the sidewalks or any street or alley, in such a manner that the boughs or limbs thereof shall not obstruct free and convenient passage and travel along the streets, sidewalks and alleys. When such premises are occupied by some person other than the owner, such occupant shall trim the trees and shrubbery in the same manner as hereinafter required of the owner. Such trees and shrubbery shall be trimmed so that the lowest branches or foliage shall not be lower than ten feet above the roadway of a street or alley, nor lower than eight feet above the sidewalk.
(B) Any owner or occupant who shall fail, refuse or neglect to trim the trees and shrubbery as provided in division (A) above after receiving five days’ notice from the head of the department in charge of streets to do so shall be guilty of an offense against the town. Every day that the owner or occupant shall fail, refuse or neglect to trim the trees or shrubbery after the expiration of the five days’ notice shall be a separate offense.
(Prior Code, § 14-101) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.02 Injuring Trees And Shrubbery Unlawful
It is unlawful for any person to injure any tree or shrubbery on a street or alley in the town, provided that this shall not prohibit the lawful and proper care and removal of such trees and shrubbery.
(Prior Code, § 14-102) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.03 Obstructing Sidewalks And Rights-of-way Unduly Unlawful
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use or obstruct the sidewalks of the town in any manner so as to interfere unduly with pedestrian traffic thereon or to use or obstruct the streets and alleys of the town in any manner so as to interfere unduly with lawful traffic and parking thereon.
(Prior Code, § 14-104) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.04 Obstructing Sidewalks And Rights-of-way With Merchandise Unlawful
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to place upon or permit to be placed upon the sidewalks, parkways, streets and alleys of the town any goods, wares, articles of merchandise or any other obstruction and to leave such thereon, or to use the same as a place to carry on a business or trade.
(Prior Code, § 14-103) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.05 Playing On Streets Unlawful
It is unlawful for any person to play on the main traveled portion of the streets and alleys of the town, except as may be authorized by ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 14-106) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.06 Depositing Trash Unlawful
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to deposit, throw or sweep into or upon the streets, alleys, parking or sidewalks of the town any paper, rubbish, grass, weeds, tree trimmings, dirt, trash, crates, boxes or other refuse of any kind.
(Prior Code, § 14-105) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.07 Discharging Water From Filling Stations And Other Businesses Unlawful
It is unlawful for any owner or operator of a filling station or other place of business, or any agent or employee thereof, to cause or allow water, grease or other fluids to flow or drain into, upon, over or across any sidewalk, parking, street, alley or other public way.
(Prior Code, § 14-107) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.08 Permitting Hazardous Sidewalk Or Sidewalk-area Conditions Unlawful
It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of property abutting upon a sidewalk area to permit the sidewalk or sidewalk area adjacent to the property to become a hazard to persons using the sidewalk or sidewalk area.
(Prior Code, § 14-108) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.09 Interfering With Drainage Through Right-of-way Obstructions Unlawful
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to obstruct any street, sidewalk or alley by placing any approach driveway, or other obstruction or substance whatsoever, which will obstruct or prevent the natural flow of water into the storm sewers or drains or dam the same so as to back any water upon the streets, alleys, sidewalks or gutters.
(Prior Code, § 14-109) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.10 Signs Over Streets And Alleys Prohibited; Exceptions
It is unlawful and an offense for any person or persons to stretch any sign or other thing on, over or across any street or alley within the corporate limits of the town, except as may be authorized by franchise or permit duly granted by the Board of Trustees.
(Prior Code, § 14-110) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.11 Street Excavation
No individual or entity other than a City of Calera employee at the direction of the employee's supervisor, or properly licensed and permitted contractors shall be permitted to intentionally effect, excavate, bore (tunnel) under or otherwise alter any streets, alleys (right of way), or easements.
(Ord. 2022-06, passed 7-14-2022)
§ 152.12 Permit Required And Cost
Permits can be acquired at City Hall with the approval of the Director of Public Works. The cost of a permit shall be set by the Town of Calera Board of Trustees by motion or resolution.
(Ord. 2022-06, passed 7-14-2022)
Construction Over Ditches And Canals
§ 152.25 Permit Required; Application
Prior to the commencement of work on the installation, including alterations, repairs and replacements, of tinhorns, culverts, bridges, walkways, driveways, either paved or unpaved, or any type of crossing over, across or through the drainage ditches and canals within the public streets and alleys of the town, an application shall be made at the office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer for a permit approving the installation.
(Prior Code, § 14-201) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.26 Permit Issuance
Upon completion and signing by the applicant of the application adopted and approved by the Board of Trustees and submission of a preliminary construction design, the Board or its duly-appointed representative shall, within 48 hours of the filing of the application, exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays and holidays recognized by the town, either approve or disapprove in writing the application and preliminary construction design.
(Prior Code, § 14-202)
§ 152.27 Expiration Of Permit
A permit holder shall have 90 days within which to complete the approved installation. Failure to complete the installation as approved within the period shall render the permit null and void.
(Prior Code, § 14-203)
§ 152.28 Site Inspections
(A) After the initial preparation of the site of the improvement but prior to the covering of any tinhorn or culvert, pouring of concrete or asphalt or making of other permanent-type improvements, the permit holder shall notify the Town Clerk-Treasurer’s office that the site is ready for inspection.
(B) The inspection shall be conducted and the site and initial preparation approved or disapproved by the Board or its duly-appointed representative within 24 hours of the time of receipt of such notice, exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays and holidays recognized by the town.
(Prior Code, § 14-204)
§ 152.29 Standards Of Design And Construction
(A) All installations governed hereby shall be constructed in a first-class, professional manner, and shall be designed and constructed to provide for the proper and adequate drainage of waters flowing through the ditches and canals of the town and shall be consistent with the grade of the ditch or canal being crossed.
(B) All tinhorns and culverts constructed or installed must have an inside diameter of at least 24 inches unless a written waiver thereof is given by the Board of Trustees or its representative.
(Prior Code, § 14-205) Penalty, see § 152.99
§ 152.99 Penalty
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99(A) of this code of ordinances.
(B) Any individual or entity who violates this ordinance by intentionally effecting, excavating, boring (tunnelling) under or otherwise altering any streets, alleys (right of way), or easements prior to receipt of a permit shall be punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00), and in addition thereto, the individual or entity making the excavation or bore shall pay the fees for such excavation, as set by the Town Council by resolution.
(Prior Code, § 14-112)
(C) It shall be unlawful and constitute an offense for any person to install, alter, repair or replace any tinhorn, culvert, bridge, walkway, driveway or other type of crossing over, across or through the drainage ditches and canals within the town without first complying fully with the provisions of §§ 152.25 through 152.29 of this chapter, and it shall further be unlawful and constitute an offense for any person to cover, fill in, alter, obstruct, destroy or in any way damage any drainage ditch or canal located within the public streets or alleys of the town without first complying fully with the provisions of §§ 152.25 through 152.29 of this chapter, and each day that work is done or violations continue shall constitute a separate offense and be punishable by a fine as provided in § 10.99(A) of this code.