16.18.040 Exemptions from permit requirements.
The following encroachments may be placed or maintained without a permit:
A. Mailboxes, however, must be placed in accordance with the rules and regulations at the United States Post Office Department and no box shall be placed so as to endanger the life or safety of the traveling public.
B. Newspaper racks which are installed and maintained in accordance with Chapter 16.40 or 16.44.
C. Lawns of any grass and type not prohibited by other laws.
1. The lawn shall not extend into the traveled way of the public street, not into the drainage ditches, gutters, and other drainage facilities, and not into that portion of the sidewalk area required for pedestrian usage.
2. The general public may not be denied the use of the planted area for pedestrian or other lawful travel. The City may use the planted area for any purpose whatsoever, and may issue a permit to any applicant to go thereon to perform work. If the lawn is damaged or disturbed in the course of such work, it will be removed and replaced by the permittee doing the work unless the permit specifically states otherwise.
D. Decorative Noncommercial Installations authorized and lawfully maintained under Section 14.48.130.
E. Sidewalk Cafe Seating and Benches and Planters authorized and lawfully maintained under Section 14.48.150, Chapter 23E.24, and former Chapter 23E.26.
F. Signs authorized and lawfully maintained under Title 20.
G. Objects such as, but not limited to, tables, chairs, umbrellas and canopies that are permitted pursuant to Chapter 9.48. (Ord. 7301-NS § 2, 2013: Ord. 7203-NS § 3, 2011: Ord. 7121-NS § 1, 2009: Ord. 6629-NS § 2, 2001: Ord. 6471-NS § 2, 1999: Ord. 6326-NS § 2, 1996: Ord. 6281-NS § 4, 1995: Ord. 5514-NS § 1, 1983)