(A) No person, firm or corporation shall barricade or obstruct any street, sidewalk or public place for the purpose of building, repairing or demolishing any building or structure or for any other purpose whatsoever, without first obtaining a permit from the Director of Public Works and for such permit the person obtaining it shall pay the Director a fee of $50, and such person shall also install such signs, lights and barricades and other warnings of the barricade or obstruction as may be required by the Chief of Police and/or the Director of Public Works.
(B) All fees so received shall be deposited with the Finance Director.
(C) Provided, that in case of emergency occurring during any period when the office of the Director of Public Works is closed and it is necessary to erect a barricade or otherwise obstruct any street, highway or public place for any purpose, the person, firm or corporation required so to do shall not be first required to obtain a permit from the Director of Public Works. Such person, however, shall, before taking such action, advise the Police and Fire Departments of the location where such obstruction is to be placed, and the Police Department shall prescribe appropriate signs, lights and warnings, and, if necessary to insure the safety of the public, require such person, firm or corporation to arrange for proper traffic control personnel; provided, the person placing the obstruction as aforesaid because of an emergency, shall, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon of the next following business day, file a written application as herein provided.
('73 Code, § 21-13) (Ord. passed 8-29-52; Am. Ord. passed 10-5-70; Am. Ord. passed 2-21-89) Penalty, see § 94.99