Brantford By-law 614, s. 614.9.2 — Obstruction - encumbrances - specific - prohibited Without limiting the generality of the foregoing prohibition,
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Obstruction - encumbrances - specific - prohibited Without limiting the generality of the foregoing prohibition,
no person shall without lawful authority erect, install, place or maintain or cause or permit the erection, installing, placing or maintaining, of any pole, post, mailbox, mail storage box, newspaper vending box, planter, awning, canopy, marquee, sign, area opening, porch, doorstep, vehicle approach ramp, sidewalk, driveway, or other building, structure or thing either wholly or partly upon, in, under or over a road allowance, or any other thing which may obstruct the said road allowance and no person shall cause or permit the hanging or maintenance of any gate, door or other thing in such a manner as to allow it to swing over any part of a road allowance; further,
no person shall break, damage, tear up or remove any planking, pavement, sidewalk, crossing, curbing, median or other road surface from any road allowance. OPERATIONS - ON CITY ROADS
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- 614.9.1 OBSTRUCTING - ENCUMBERING - DAMAGING FOULING - ROADS - DRAINS General prohibition Unless otherwise specifically permitted by this Chapter,
- 614.9.3 Obstruction - removal - owner - responsibility Any pole, post, mailbox, mail storage box, newspaper vending box, planter, awning, canopy, marquee, sign, porch, doorstep, vehicle approach ramp, sidewalk, driveway, or other building, structure or thing unlawfully upon, in, under or over a road allowance, either wholly or partly, shall be removed by the owner or occupant of the land in connection with which the same exists, and any area opening, unlawfully in any road allowance, shall be filled up by the owner or occupant of the land in connection with which it exists. By-law 29-78, 13 March, 1978; By-law 117-94, 13 June, 1994
- 614.9.4 Failure to remove - removal - owner’s expense In default of compliance with Section 614.9.3, any such obstruction or encumbrance may be removed and any such area opening may be filled in by the Engineer, and the road restored to its former condition, all at the expense of the owner or occupant of the land in connection with which such obstruction, encumbrance or area opening exists, and the amount of such expense may be recovered by action or may be added by the Clerk to the Collector’s roll against the said land and collected in like manner as municipal taxes. By-law 29-78, 13 March, 1978
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