(A) No person shall make any excavation in or cause any damage to any street in the city, except under the conditions and in the manner permitted in this article.
(B) No person shall place any article, thing or obstruction in any street, except under the conditions and in the manner permitted in this article. This subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit such temporary obstructions as may be incidental to the expeditious movement of articles and things to and from abutting premises, to the lawful parking of vehicles within the part of the street reserved for vehicular traffic, nor to any sign or other material object erected or maintained for public health and safety purposes by the city.
(C) No person shall suspend anything above any sidewalk or street area unless expressly authorized by this Code, provided that the City Council, when in its opinion public safety requires, may authorize the erection of fire escapes or similar devices by resolution. This subsection shall not apply to awnings or marquees when no part thereof is less than 7 feet above the sidewalk grade.
(1993 Code, § 58-46)