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"'- ORDINANCE NO.6319
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY
CODE SECTION 3-8-11 SO AS TO REGULATE PHYSICAL
ENCROACHMENTS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; TO PROVIDE
FOR A PERMIT TO BE ISSUED FOR SUCH ENCROACHMENTS; TO
P~9,VIDE QUAL~CATIONS FOR ACCEPTABLE
- - . - --ENCROACHMENTS ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; TO PROVIDE AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION AND IT IS
HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE AUTHORI1Y OF SAME AS FOLWWS:
Section 1.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 3-8-11 is hereby amended by striking 3-8-
11 in its entirety, which provides:
93-8-11.
OBSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, ETC., WITH BOXES, COOPS, ETC.
Any person doing business in Augusta-Richmond County who shall occupy the
outer side of the sidewalk or pavement with, or place over the street drains, any counters,
shelves, coops, signs, boxes or any other articles or impediments, except so far as may be
necessary in receiving and delivering goods with reasonable promptness, or who shall
occupy more than four feet of the inner side of the sidewalk in the display of goods (or
that much, unless at least five feet of the sidewalk be left clear), shall be punished as
provided in 91-6-1.
and, in lieu thereof, substituting the following:
93-8-11
SIDEWALK ENCROACHMENTS
(a) There shall be no physical encroachments or conduct of business on public sidewalks
in Augusta-Richmond County, except where buildings on lots which adjoin such
public sidewalks are set back ten feet or less from the right-of-way line upon which
such sidewalks are located. On the sidewalks in front of such lots there is hereby
designated a sidewalk encroachment zone defined as follows:
No more than five feet, or 1/3 of the distance from the front property line
provided, however, a minimwn of five feet shall be provided at all times for
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Section 3.
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continuous, unobstructed pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk between the
sidewalk encroachments and the curb or nearest obstacle.
The following items may be placed within the sidewalk encroachment zone directly
in front of such lots, subject to the other provisions of this section: sandwich board
type signs (not to exceed 12 square feet in area nor five feet in height, nor be less
than three feet in height); tables and chairs; planters; benches; trash receptacles; and
merchandise which, by local community standards, is not deemed to be
objectionable, vulgar, distasteful, obscene or offensive.
(b) All items placed on public sidewalks except large planters and trash receptacles shall
be removed daily from the sidewalk after normal business hours. No items may be
placed on public sidewalks that have not been approved by the Augusta-Richmond
County Planning Commission. Such approval shall be in the form of an annual
permit obtained from the Planning Commission.
This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
17thdayof
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A ITEST:
1st Reading 10-3-00
2nd Reading 10-17-00
Published in the Augusta Chronicle October 24, 2000