“Encroach” or “encroachment” means going over, upon or under or using any right-of-way or watercourse in such a manner as to prevent, alter or interfere with its normal use, and includes without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the performance thereon of any of the following acts:

A. Excavating, filling or disturbing the right-of-way or watercourse;

B. Erecting or maintaining a flag, banner, decoration, post, sign, pole, fence, guardrail, wall, loading , platform, mailbox, pipe, conduit, wire, or other structure on, over or under a right-of-way or watercourse;

C. Planting any tree, shrub, grass or other growing thing or removing, cutting or trimming any tree within a right-of-way or watercourse;

D. Placing or leaving on a right-of-way or watercourse any rubbish, brush, earth or other material of any nature whatsoever;

E. Constructing, placing or maintaining on, over, under or within a right-of-way any pathway, sidewalk, driveway, curb, gutter, paving or other surface or subsurface drainage structure or facility, or any pipe, conduit, wire or cable;

F. Traveling on the right-of-way, without a permit, by any vehicle or combination of vehicles or objects of dimension, weight or other characteristic prohibited by law;

G. Closing or blocking any street or public right-of-way;

H. Constructing, placing, planting or maintaining any structure, embankment, excavation, tree or other object adjacent to a right-of-way or watercourse which causes or is likely to cause an encroachment. (Ord. 75-3 § 1, 1975; Ord. 105 § 1, 1909; prior code § 19-2.)