It shall be lawful for any person employed to pave or repave any street in the city, to place proper obstructions across such street for the purpose of preserving the pavement then newly made or to be made, until the same shall be fit for use.
All such obstructions shall be removed, by the person that placed them upon the street, as soon as practicable, without notice, or immediately upon order of the commissioner of transportation when he or she shall so direct in writing.
No person shall, without the consent of the commissioner of transportation, in writing, or without the consent of the person superintending such paving, throw down, displace or remove any such obstruction, under a penalty of not more than $100.00 for every such offense.
(Prior code § 33-51; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-94, p. 49718; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 56)