[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.
Any violation of any of the provisions of this Article shall be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.) and any other remedies provided herein.
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.