[Adopted 7-8-1976 as Sections 10-1.1 through 10-1.5 of the Revised General Ordinances of 1975]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OCCUPANT
The owner, tenant, lessee or person in charge, in control or in possession of any building or premises or part thereof or of any personal property.
OWNER
The person, firm or corporation having the legal title to lands and premises or to personal property.
PERSON
An individual or individuals, a corporation or a voluntary association.
ROADWAY
That portion of the street lying between the curblines.
SIDEWALK
That part of the street between the curb and property line, except where the pavement is referred to in that part of the street.
STREET
Includes roadways, curbs, gutters and sidewalks, except where otherwise stated.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS or SUPERINTENDENT
A Superintendent of the Department of Public Works appointed by the Mayor and Council, or such person as shall succeed to his office, powers and duties.
No permit authorized by this chapter shall be granted except pursuant to an application, in writing, signed by the person desiring the permit or his agent, which application shall set forth such facts as the officer authorized to grant such permit shall require, and, when forms for such application are furnished by the Mayor and Council, it shall be upon such forms and shall set forth all the information required.
The officer authorized by this chapter to issue any permit is also authorized to refuse the issue of such permit if, in his opinion, such refusal is in the interest of the public safety, public convenience or public health. In case any person shall be refused by any such officer, an appeal from such officer's determination may be taken to the Mayor and Council, and the Mayor and Council, after hearing the applicant and such other evidence as may be produced, may either direct the issuance of such permit or sustain the refusal of the officer.
No permit granted in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter shall create any vested rights, but such permit may be revoked by the officer issuing it. Such revocation may be appealed to the Mayor and Council for final determination.
No permit shall be issued until a fee shall have been paid to the officer authorized to issue such permit for the use of the Borough, and no permit shall be transferred to or used by any person other than the person to whom it is issued and for the purposes therein stated and at the place designated.