§ 16-13. Vehicles on sidewalk, crosswalk, or intersection.

(a) Prohibited conduct.

It shall not be lawful for any public cartman, or for any person driving or having charge of any public cart, wagon, or other vehicle, to:

(1) drive or back any such public cart or any other cart, wagon, or other vehicle on to the sidewalk of any of the streets of said City, except as hereinafter provided;

(2) stop any such cart, or any other vehicle, on any of the crosswalks or intersections of streets so as to obstruct or hinder the travel along such crosswalks or intersections of street; or

(3) place any such carts or other vehicles crosswise of any street of said city except to load thereon or unload therefrom, but in no case shall it be lawful for any person to permit such cart or other vehicle to remain so crosswise of any street for a longer period than may be actually necessary for such purposes.

(b) Exception.

But it shall be lawful for the owner or occupant of any store, warehouse, or building in any street or avenue in which the rails of any railroad company are laid so close to the curbstones as to prevent the owners or occupants from keeping any such cart or other vehicle in the carriageway in front of his place of business without interference with the passing cars of any such railroad company, to occupy with such cart or other vehicle during business hours so much of the sidewalk as may be necessary for such cart or other vehicle, provided that sufficient space be retained for the passage of pedestrians between the cart or other vehicle so permitted to occupy such portion of the sidewalk and the front of every such store, warehouse, or other building.