§ 94-1. Use of county rights-of-way.  


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  • (a)

    County consent required. Pursuant to the police power of the county, the county council hereby determines, in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, that the use of any county right-of-way, including appendages thereto, and the use of any public lands under the authority of the county council, except for their intended purpose, without prior written consent of the county shall be prohibited.

    (b)

    Commercial use. The prohibition set out in subsection (a) of this section includes any commercial use, including but not limited to the sale of and display for sale of any merchandise, the servicing or repair of any vehicles except the rendering of emergency service, the storage or parking of vehicles and the display of advertising of any sort.

    (c)

    Recreational use. Unless specifically designed for such purpose, the prohibition set out in subsection (a) of this section shall also include camping, sleeping, parking (except for emergency reasons), and any other use that would tend to obstruct traffic along the county rights-of-way, including appendages thereto, and to any other public lands under the authority of the county council, without prior written approval by the county.

    (d)

    Sales by licensed peddlers. Persons holding valid peddler licenses issued by appropriate governmental agencies may make sales from vehicles standing on the right-of-way to occupants of abutting property only.

    (e)

    Penalty. Violations of this section are punishable as provided in section 1-7.

(Ord. No. 79-24, §§ I—V, 4-19-79)

Cross reference

Cable communications, ch. 30; utilities, ch. 122; permit for use of right-of-way or other county-owned property, app. A, § 601 et seq.