(a) No person shall place any merchandise or obstruction of any kind upon any street or sidewalk within the City for the purpose of advertising display or sale except as provided and authorized by this article.
(b) Wherever a business house is constructed and maintained close to the property line between any public street or sidewalk and such business property and the owner of the property has caused the space between the City sidewalk line and the front of such building to be cemented or otherwise improved in such manner as to cause the same to appear to be a part of the City sidewalk, and such part so improved by such owner is constantly used by pedestrians as a part of the sidewalk, no owner of such property, his lessee, tenant, agent or any other person shall construct or maintain wholly or partly on such ground between the City sidewalk line and the front of such building any structure for the sale, advertising or display of merchandise which is constructed in whole or in part of glass or dangerous materials.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Codified Ordinances, any merchant operating within the City from a fixed and permanent building may display merchandise between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, on the public sidewalk immediately adjacent to such building. However, such display shall not in any way impede pedestrian traffic. Plans for each new display shall be submitted, in writing, to the City Manager for his approval no later than seven days prior to setting up the display, but this requirement may be waived by the City Manager for good cause.
(Ord. 87-12. Passed 5-21-87.)