§ 5-44.01. Purpose and findings.

(a)

Public streets, sidewalks, walkways, parking lots, plazas and other public areas are created and maintained for the primary purposes of enabling pedestrians and vehicles to safely and efficiently move about from place to place, facilitating deliveries of goods and services, and providing all potential customers and visitors with convenient access to goods and services, as well as a place to recreate and engage in free public speech in shared civic space.

(b)

Pedestrians, particularly the elderly, disabled, and vision-impaired, are put at increased risk when they must see and navigate around hazards, hindrances or obstructions on public streets, alleys, sidewalk, crosswalks or other public areas.

(c)

The purpose of this chapter is to maintain public streets, sidewalks and other developed and undeveloped areas within the city in a clean, safe and accessible condition for residents and the public at large; and to discourage or prevent crime, visual blight, poor sanitation and disease.

(§ 6, Ord. No. 1283, eff. February 8, 2018)