[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Chester as Art. 1727 of the 1978 Codified Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall:
A. 
Erect, or cause to be erected, any awning overhanging or protruding over any sidewalk in the City.
B. 
Maintain or cause or permit to be maintained, any awning that is less than 7 1/2 feet in height from the sidewalk to the lowest point of such awning.
C. 
Erect, cause to be erected, maintained, cause or permit to be maintained any awning unless the same is securely fastened or constructed as to insure the complete safety of persons passing on such sidewalk.
The provisions of this chapter are supplemental to, and in addition to, the provisions of any or all other City ordinances relating to the height or construction of any awning, marquee or similar structure and are not intended to repeal, alter or otherwise affect the provisions thereof.
A. 
Whenever any awning is erected or maintained contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the Department of Public Safety shall give five days' notice to the person responsible therefor to correct the violation specified in the notice or remove such awning.
B. 
If the requirements of the notice given pursuant to the preceding section are not complied with, the violator shall be subject to the penalty provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 5-16-1984 by Ord. No. 4-1984]
Variance from the terms and conditions of this chapter shall be permitted if approval of any such variance is obtained from Council.
[Amended 6-6-1990 by Ord. No. 4-1990]
Any person required to comply with a notice given under the provisions of this chapter who fails to comply therewith shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be fined not more than $600 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be imprisoned not more than 90 days. Each succeeding day's violation shall constitute a separate offense.