[Ord. No. 46, § 1; Ord. No. 649, § 1, 1-11-1990]
Except as otherwise provided by this division, no person shall
attach or allow to be or to remain attached to any building or other
structure any drop or rolled awning or stationary awning, which projects
into or over any public way, unless authorized to do so by a permit
issued by the inspector of buildings; provided, that this sentence
does not apply to an awning attached or placed above the first story
of such building or structure, if its lowest part, when let down to
its fullest extent, does not come within 12 feet of the surface of
the sidewalk or public way. In addition to the foregoing provisions,
no awning shall be erected or maintained, or allowed to be erected
or maintained, in such a position or condition as to be a source of
danger to public safety.
[Ord. No. 46, § 1]
Each application for a permit required by section 20-72 shall be made on a form furnished by the inspector of buildings and shall be signed either by the occupant or owner or other person in control of the building or structure to which such awning is attached or to be attached. The fee for the issuing of such permit shall be $1 per awning, to be turned over to the office of the city treasurer by the inspector of buildings. By the terms of the permit, the applicant agrees that the condition and position of the awning to be erected or maintained shall conform to the provisions of this article relating to awnings, and that it shall be revocable if the terms of the permit are violated.
[Ord. No. 46, § 1]
Awnings shall not project beyond the street line into or over
the public way to a greater distance than within 12 inches of that
portion of the traveled portion of the public way ordinarily used
by or for vehicles.
[Ord. No. 46, § 1]
No awning shall be erected or maintained, any portion of which
is capable of coming down to a distance of less than seven feet above
the surface of the public way at any point, when let down to its full
extent.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 649, § 1, adopted 1-11-1990,
repealed § 20-76. Such section pertained to stationary awnings
and was derived from Ord. No. 46, § 1.
[Ord. No. 46, § 1]
It shall be the duty of the inspector of buildings to enforce
the terms of this article relating to awnings, and he shall make such
inspection of awnings as is necessary to determine whether such terms
are being complied with. If upon inspection it appears that any awning
does not conform to the terms of this division, the inspector of buildings
may order that the person in control of such awning shall immediately
cause the terms of this division to be complied with, or that such
awning be removed. If within five days of the giving of such order,
such order is not complied with by the person having control of such
awning, then the permit for such awning shall be revoked by the inspector
of buildings and the awning may be removed and stored by him at the
expense of such person. Action to recover reimbursement for the reasonable
cost or expense of such removal or storage may be brought by the inspector
of buildings in the name and behalf of the city. Such action may be
maintained against either the occupant or the owner of the premises
to which such awning was attached.
