No person shall make an excavation in, or cause any damage to, a street in the City, except under the conditions and in the manner permitted in this chapter. No person shall place any article, thing or obstruction in any street, except under the conditions and in the manner permitted in this chapter. However, this provision shall not prohibit such temporary obstructions as may be incidental to the expeditious movement of articles and things to and from abutting premises, nor shall it prohibit the lawful parking of vehicles within the part of the street reserved for vehicular traffic.
No person shall suspend anything above any sidewalk or within any street area unless expressly authorized by this chapter, provided that Council, when in its opinion public safety requires it, may authorize the erection of fire escapes or similar devices by resolution. This chapter shall not apply to awnings or marquees when no part thereof is less than seven feet above the sidewalk grade.