A. Installation; Permit; Maintenance: Signs and awnings to be installed over public sidewalks must be installed at a minimum height of nine feet (9') from the sidewalk surface to the lowest portion of the sign or awning. Said signs and awnings shall be installed only after being issued a permit to do so from the Community Development Department. Building owner, the tenant of the premises and/or the occupant of the premises are jointly and severally responsible for maintenance of the sign or awning shall also be responsible for removing snow and ice from the sign or awning and public walk.
B. Certificate Of Insurance Required: Building owner, the tenant of the premises and/or the occupant of the premises are jointly and severally responsible for maintaining a sign or awning, and at least one (1) responsible party shall annually file with the Clerk a certificate of insurance to indemnify the City for any loss, damage or liability that may result from the construction or maintenance of such sign or awning.
C. Inspections: It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner or designee to inspect at regular intervals every sign or awning which extends over any sidewalk, street, alley or other public way.
D. Penalty: Any person violating this section shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. (Ord. 18-50, 8-6-2018; amd. Ord. 20-08, 2-3-2020)