Cloth awnings may be constructed and maintained
in front of any store or building within said City, to project over
the sidewalk not to exceed 10 feet, provided that such awnings are
supported by an iron framework attached to said building in such manner
as to be at all times safe and self-supporting, and provided that
every part of such awnings be at least six feet and six inches above
the surface of the sidewalk. Every owner or occupant of any building
within said City shall at all times keep the awnings in front of such
buildings free from snow, ice, dirt or other obstructions. No person
or corporation shall suspend from any awning over any sidewalk merchandise
or articles of any kind. No wooden awnings hereafter shall be erected
without the consent of the Common Council. The owners of all wooden
awnings within said City shall construct and maintain conductor pipes,
which shall convey all water from said awnings in a manner such as
to protect the sidewalk from leakage.
No awning shall be erected, constructed or maintained over any sidewalk or portion thereof or over any street or portion thereof in said City except as permitted in §
416-12 of this article.
Any violation of this article shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $50 and, in default of
the payment of such fine, by imprisonment in the Orange County Jail
for a term not exceeding 10 days.