(A) No person shall erect or maintain any sign, signboard, poster or rigid canopy over any street, sidewalk or alley or on other public property without having first obtained a permit therefor. Permits for signs, signboards, posters and canopies shall be issued by the City Clerk, subject to the approval of the Overseer of Streets, upon the payment of the fee, if any, established by the City Council.
(B) All signs, signboards, posters and canopies extending over any public sidewalk, street, alley or other public place must be securely fastened and constructed so that there will be no danger of the them being dislodged by ordinary winds or falling from other causes.
(C) No sign, signboard, poster or canopy shall be erected or maintained which extends over any public sidewalk, street, alley or other public place in such a location as to obstruct the view of any traffic light, sign or signal.
(D) Upon a determination that a sign, signboard, poster or canopy is in violation of this section, the city may proceed against the owner or occupant of the premises where such the sign, signboard, poster or canopy is located.
Penalty, see § 151.999