The Director of Public Works may grant permits for placing and maintaining canopies projecting into or over public ways of the City, subject to the rules and regulations set forth in this article.
A. 
A canopy projecting into and over a public way shall:
(1) 
Be without posts or supports placed on the highway, except metal posts which must be kept at least one foot back from the outside face of the street curbing and, when there is a tree belt, at least one foot out from the outer edge of the sidewalk, the bases of which shall be set in metal sleeves embedded in Portland cement concrete.
(2) 
Be attached securely to the building to which it is attached.
(3) 
Except for the covering which may be of canvas, be constructed entirely of metal or other incombustible material.
(4) 
Be so constructed as not to become a source of danger to businesses, persons or property.
(5) 
Not project into the public way further than to within six inches of the outside face of the street curbing.
(6) 
Have no part, except the supports, less than seven feet six inches above the sidewalk.
(7) 
Be erected as a protection to an entrance only and shall be not more than six feet wider than the width of the entrance which it serves.
(8) 
Be without advertising except the name of the building to which it is attached in letters not more than five inches high; and shall be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted to and approved by the Building Commissioner.
B. 
An application for such permit shall:
(1) 
Set forth the names and addresses of the owner and the erector of the canopy;
(2) 
Set forth the purposes for which such canopy is to be used and the manner in which it will project into and over the public way; and
(3) 
Describe accurately, in writing, and by drawings made to scale, the location, design and construction of the canopy and the methods of its support and attachment.
C. 
The application and drawings shall be submitted in triplicate and, when approved by the Building Commissioner, one copy shall be retained by him, one copy shall be filed with the City Treasurer, and one copy shall be filed with the Superintendent of the Department of Streets and Engineering.
A. 
No permit for a canopy projecting into and over a public way shall be given until the City shall receive a bond in the sum of $5,000, to be approved by the City Treasurer. Such bond shall be duly executed by the applicant and a surety company that is qualified to do surety company business in the commonwealth.
B. 
Such bond shall indemnify the City against any and all claims for personal injury or damage to property that in any way results from such canopy. It is further stipulated that the person who owns such a canopy shall also pay all judgments and damages that result from or arise out of the collision with or falling of such canopy.
Any permit for canopies projecting into or over public ways may be suspended or revoked for failure to comply with any of such rules or regulations or for any reason that the Director of Public Works considers sufficient.