Mount Pleasant, SC Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)

07(A), in Chapter 95: Streets and Sidewalks, sets the Town's general no-obstruction rule for public rights-of-way: no person shall, without proper authority, place any obstruction in the streets or sidewalks of the municipality. The section does not stop at a bare prohibition; it lists concrete examples so the rule cannot be read as limited to a single kind of item, stating that it includes, but is not limited to, the placement of bollards, rocks, landscaping, or other materials on town property, or within a public right-of-way, which pose a risk to public safety or is an obstruction to traffic or public access.

That wording reaches everyday encroachments such as parked equipment, planters, or décor set up on a sidewalk or shoulder without the Town's authorization, not just construction-style barriers. 07 of the 1981 Code and was last amended by Ordinance 23016, passed May 9, 2023, the same amendment that added the tree-clearance standard now found in division (B). 06 separately bans depositing glass, nails, or other hazardous debris on a street or sidewalk.