12.04.050   Clearance of overhanging projections over streets and sidewalks.
   Minimum clearance of overhanging projections over streets and sidewalks within the city shall be maintained. Trees shall be trimmed by the owner or the occupant of said premises so that no bough or branch thereof shall project lower than fourteen (14) feet above the surface of any street and eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk. Sidewalk awnings and canopies shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet. All signs shall have a clearance of ten (10) feet above the sidewalk and shall not extend beyond the outer edge of the sidewalk. All other overhanging projections shall have a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet above the sidewalk and fourteen (14) feet above the street. No sign, billboard or other construction shall be permitted across any street or alley nor allowed to extend beyond the outer edge of the sidewalk, nor be allowed to be suspended in any manner from one side of the street to the opposite side, excepting such signs or structures built by and under the authority of the city. (Ord. 704 (part), 2011: prior code § 7-105)