Any owner, tenant, or lessee causing the construction, demolition, or moving of any building or improvement within the city shall protect all excavations, exposures, open basements, building materials, and debris by suitable barricades or guards by day and by warning lights at night. The failure, neglect, or refusal of the owner, tenant, or lessee to erect and maintain such protections shall constitute a violation of this section, and the Building Inspector or other city law enforcement authority may stop all work upon the buildings and improvements until suitable protections are erected and maintained in the required manner.
Penalty, see § 10.99