No person shall erect, set up, place or replace any permanent awning or covering on or over any such public place within the corporate limits of the City of Parkersburg without having obtained a permit from the Code Enforcement/Zoning Division of the City. Any person that applies for an awning or covering permit for which a permit is required, that is erected, installed, removed, or maintained over public property shall file in the sum of three hundred thousand dollars (300,000) an insurance policy for public liability with the Code Enforcement/Zoning Division prior to the issuance of the permit.
Any person desiring to erect, set up, place or replace such awning or covering on or over any such public place shall apply for a zoning permit and building permit, stating the kind, height above ground, dimensions and specifications of the awning or covering desired to be erected, set up, placed or replaced. The owner of such awning or covering, upon issuance of a permit, shall keep such awning or covering in good order and repair and agree to remove such awning or covering at any time, upon request of the Code Enforcement/Zoning Division. Said awning or covering shall be erected in accordance with plans approved by the Code Enforcement/Zoning Division and which comply with existing Building Codes.
Permit fees for such awning or covering shall be paid to the Code Enforcement/Zoning Division upon issuance of the permit, based on the total cost of erection, set-up, or placement of such awning or covering at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) for each one hundred dollars ($100.00), within a minimum of two dollars ($2.00) for each and every permit. No permit for such awning or covering shall be issued until the fee prescribed in this section has been paid. No amendment to a permit shall be approved until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the installation of such awning or covering has been paid.
(Ord. 0-1067. Passed 4-22-03.)