(a) Every opening or stairwell into any coal hole, chute, cellar, basement, vault or other hole adjacent to, under or in any sidewalk, shall be, at all times, kept covered with a substantial iron plate or cover, having a rough surface and set even with the top of the sidewalk, or shall be surrounded by an iron railing and gate.
(b) The construction or maintaining of any such opening or stairwell may, at any time, be stopped or prevented by the City.
(c) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the use of any such opening or stairwell for its intended purpose, using all proper precautions for the safety of the public, and only opening the same in the daytime while in actual use.
(1977 Code §§ 60-204 to 60-206)