(A) No person shall erect or maintain any structure or thing on, over or under any street, alley, sidewalk or public way, except by permit from the Board of Trustees. Application for such permit shall describe the nature of the encroachment in such detail as the Board of Trustees shall require. The Board, in its discretion, may issue or deny the permit, and may impose any conditions to such permit as it deems appropriate.
(B) Awnings made of pliable substance attached to a building and extending not less than eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk may be erected and maintained without a permit.
(C) Any encroachment on any street, alley, sidewalk or public way shall be maintained so that it does not endanger or obstruct the public.
(D) Any encroachment maintained in violation of this section is declared a nuisance and may be abated by the village.