Sec. 32-7. - Obstructing sidewalks.

(a)

Prohibited. No person shall stand on any footwalk, sidewalk, doorstep or in any doorway or shall ride, drive, fasten or leave any horse or other animal or any carriage, team or any other vehicle on any such footwalk, sidewalk, doorstep or doorway within the city to the obstruction, hindrance, delay, disturbance or annoyance of passersby or of persons residing or doing business in the vicinity thereof.

(b)

By loading or unloading merchandise. On streets not otherwise restricted, merchandise may be transferred from or to trucks or other vehicles over the sidewalks by the use of skids and planks when necessary; provided, that the sidewalk is not unreasonably obstructed, and then only for such reasonable time as is necessary. If the sidewalk and travel thereon is obstructed by such skids or planks for more than ten minutes at a time, any police officer may order such skids or planks removed. If not removed, he may himself remove them or cause them to be removed.

(Code 1973, §§ 23-25, 23-26; Code 1994, § 34-9)