[Adopted 5-25-1903 (Ch. 102, Art. IV of the 1971 Code)]
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.