Swan Lake Neighborhood Association

City Ordinance: Street & Sidewalk

Nov 15, 2006

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City of Tulsa Revised Ordinances
Title 27
PENAL CODE
CHAPTER 12?STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

SECTION 1207. CLEANING STREETS?It shall be an offense for any person to fail, refuse or neglect to clean off the sidewalk and gutter in front of the premises of such person or the alley in the rear of such premises when notified to do so by a peace officer of the City of Tulsa.

SECTION 1208. TRASH?It shall be an offense for any person to deposit, throw, scatter or place or cause to be deposited, thrown, scattered or placed on any street, alley, sidewalk, gutter or other public place any filth, refuse, garbage, ashes, rubbish, grass, weeds, paper or any?animal or vegetable matter, or permit an animal to defecate on such places, without immediately removing such.

SECTION 1211. DRAINAGE?It shall be an offense for any person to permit any liquids, other than water, to drain into any street, alley or onto any sidewalk. ??SECTION 1212. SNOW ON WALKS?It shall be an offense for any property owner or person in possession of any real property to fail to clear or have cleared within twenty-four (24) hours after any snowfall, sleet or ice storm, the public sidewalks on the property.
Snow, sleet or other elements of nature shall be cleared from the sidewalks and piled along the outer edge of the walks?adjacent thereto or removed entirely; but in no event shall such pilings exceed two (2) feet in height. ??SECTION 1213. SPITTING?It shall be an offense for any person to spit upon sidewalks, crosswalks or other public places.

SECTION 1214. PENALTY?Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), excluding?costs, fees and assessments.
Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense. Ord. Nos. 15523, 19605

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