No person shall erect, construct or maintain any sign, signboards, rigid canopy or any other structure other than poles and wires for the transmission of electric current over any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way in the Village without having obtained the requisite permit required therefor, as set forth in Article 9 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village. In addition to the foregoing, the following requirements must be met as a condition precedent to maintaining such overhanging sign or awning:
(a) The material which comprises the sign display surface shall be of a light, porous, fire resistive nature, vented to limit lateral forces of wind loading. The material used to suspend the display surface shall be nonconductive messengers, having a tensile strength of not less than two thousand (2,000) pounds and be equipped with adequate devices to compensate for stretch caused by the effects of wind and gravity.
(b) An overhead banner shall not be attached to structural members which are not capable of safely transferring the loads which will be imposed. Overhead banners shall be attached to structural members by anchors, bolts, chains, guys or rods that will safely transfer the imposed loads to a structural member. Wood block or anchorage with woods, used in connection with screws, shall not be used for support, anchorage or guying to masonry or concrete walls. Nails and staples shall not be used to attach overhead banners.
(c) Attachment to structural members within the right of way shall only be by a method approved by the Director of Public Works.
(d) A minimum of twenty foot (20') clearance above grade of pavement shall be required in all cases. (Ord. 0-81-41, 6-1-81)