[Adopted 5-12-1980 as Ch. 99, §§ 99-5,
99-7 and 99-20, of the 1980 Code]
A.
No porch, stoop, piazza, bay window, stairs or portion
of building(s) shall be erected or placed or encroach on any street
unless by permission of the Common Council.
B.
The permission of the Common Council is hereby given
that any such structure heretofore erected or placed or encroaching
on any street prior to January 1,2010, may continue to be maintained
without the permission of the Common Council.
[Amended 9-9-2019 by Res. No. 353-2019]
C.
Any person violating this section shall be subject
to a fine as provided herein for every day the violation shall remain
after notice from the Common Council to correct the same.
Cloth awnings may be constructed in front of
any store or building within said city to project over the sidewalk
not to exceed ten (10) feet, provided that such awnings are supported
by an iron framework securely attached to said building in such a
manner as to be at all times safe and self-supporting, and provided
that every part of such awning is at least seven (7) feet above the
surface of the sidewalk. Every owner or occupant of any building within
said city shall at all times keep the awnings in front of such buildings
free from snow, ice, dirt or other obstructions. No person or firm
shall suspend from any awning or over any sidewalk merchandise or
articles of any kind. No wooden awnings, hereafter, shall be erected
without the consent of the Common Council. The owners of all wooden
buildings within said city shall construct and maintain conductor
pipes which shall convey all water from said awnings to the street
gutters and shall repair said awnings in such a manner as to protect
the sidewalk from leakage.
All gates attached to fences on any lot in this
city which open into or communicate with the street shall open inwards
from the street or sidewalk and shall at all times be kept from obstructing
the sidewalk, except when any person or persons shall be passing through
the same. All steps under gates shall be even with or inside of the
fence line. A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall
subject the owner or occupant of the premises to which such gate is
appurtenant to a fine as provided herein.
