LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: City Council President Brian Spencer
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 16-17 - AMENDING SECTION 11-4-66 OF THE CITY CODE; OBSTRUCTIONS OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY - PROHIBITED
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council approve Proposed Ordinance No. 16-17, Amending Section 11-4-66 of the City Code; Obstructions of Public Rights-Of-Way - Prohibited - on first reading.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11-4-66 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, OBSTRUCTIONS OF PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY -- PROHIBITED; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
Section 11-4-66 of the City Code states in part, “It shall be unlawful for any person to plan, place, maintain, or have any tree, shrub, or other obstruction upon or extending from private property into any street, sidewalk, grass plot area, property right-of way… that interferes with the normal and safe passage of vehicles or pedestrians traveling within their designated portions of the public right - of - way.”
The proposed amendment addresses those situations where a sidewalk does not extend the full length of a block and/or does not have appropriate ingress, egress and cut outs as required by law; situations where a sidewalk abruptly ends within the middle of a block.
PRIOR ACTION:
None
FUNDING:
N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None
STAFF CONTACT:
Don Kraher, Council Executive
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Proposed Ordinance 16-17 - Obstructions of Public Rights-Of-Way - Prohibited
PRESENTATION: No