No owner or occupant of any dwelling house,
store or other building shall fix, put up or erect, or suffer to remain
fixed, put up or erected, except by permission of the Village Board
granted by resolution at a regular meeting, any permanent awning or
shed upon or over any street or sidewalk, or any signpost, sign or
fixtures, projecting into or over any street or sidewalk more than
three feet six inches or which shall be less than eight feet six inches
above the sidewalk.
Awnings made of cloth may be erected and used
in any street if made and supported in the manner following and not
otherwise:
A. They shall not extend further than the outer edge
of the sidewalk.
B. They must be supported by iron frames, which shall
be at their lower side not less than eight feet from the sidewalk,
and no part of such awning shall be at a less distance than seven
feet from the sidewalk.
No person shall hang or place any goods, merchandise
or other articles upon any awning or frame over a sidewalk.
Any person violating the provisions hereof shall
forfeit and pay a penalty of $25 for each offense and a further penalty
of $25 for each 24 hours that any structure erected contrary to this
article shall remain.