Any person establishing, constructing, maintaining, keeping, or operating a newsstand, public telephone enclosure, curbside teller, freight elevator, freight chute, or any other structure or appliance on, above, or below a public sidewalk or mall without a valid permit as provided herein, shall upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both.
(Sec. 26-8.11, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 29, Art. 8, § 29-8.11)