The engineer shall inspect and approve all proposed bench locations and advise the Council. The engineer shall not approve the application if the installation of the bench would tend unduly to obstruct passage along any public sidewalk or way, would create a hazard, would be detrimental to the public safety, welfare and convenience or would violate any provisions of this chapter. All applications approved by the engineer shall be duly considered by the Manager, which shall grant or deny the same. A separate license number and license shall be issued for each bench authorized by the Manager, and the bench location shall be designated in the license.
(`89 Code, § 95.040)