§ 98.13. Barricades, channelizing devices and reflective devices.

A.

No person shall, during any repair, excavation, construction or improvement, excavate, or obstruct any street, highway, alley, sidewalk or other public right-of-way without erecting and maintaining at such place, barricades, channelizing devices, and/or reflective devices to prevent injury or access as long as the excavation exists or obstruction remains. All barricades, channelizing devices and reflective devices shall meet the requirements of the City of Akron Barricade and Construction Manual for construction and maintenance and the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

B.

No person shall tear down, remove, misplace, carry away, destroy, or deface any barricade, channelizing device, or reflective device erected or maintained as required by subsection A of this section unless done under the direction of the Director of Public Service or his authorized agent.

Each type III barricade (as defined by the City of Akron Barricade and Construction Manual and the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices) shall state in letters at least two inches high and of type approved by the Ohio Department of Transportation, the following:

"Warning: The penalty for disturbing this barricade is a fine of up to five hundred dollars and/or imprisonment for up to sixty days." Penalty, see § 98.99.

(Ord. 86-1994; Ord. 876-1993)