When the construction of a bulkhead is planned, plain and accurate
plans of the work proposed to be done shall be filed with the City
Clerk. Such plans shall be approved, in writing, by the Commissioner
of Public Works before the work is commenced.
It shall be unlawful to maintain any bulkhead on the waterfront
of the City not built according to this article.
All bulkheads on the waterfront of the City shall be substantial
enough to resist the pressure of the filling behind them and shall
be tight for a distance of at least 12 feet below mean low-water mark.
It shall be unlawful to dump or place or cause to be placed
or dumped any material for filling upon the waterfront of the City
unless such filling is behind a bulkhead constructed according to
the provisions of this article.
