It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain any stairway, open cellar way, open basement way or open entrance thereto in or adjacent to any sidewalk, pavement or street, and any such entrance is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, except that all existing stairways, open cellar ways, open basement ways or open entrances thereto in or adjacent to sidewalks, pavements or streets may be permitted to remain from and after the adoption of this prohibition if the person owning or using the opening in the sidewalk, pavement or street satisfies the Overseer of Streets that the opening is properly protected by a balustrade, or coping of durable material, and furnishes the village with a bond in the amount set by the Board of Trustees for the benefit of any person who might suffer an injury or damage by reason of the use of the stairway, cellar way, basement way or entrance.
Penalty, see § 10.99