No person shall at any time place any encumbrances of any kind whatsoever before or upon any fire escape, balcony or ladder intended as a means of escape from fire. It shall be the duty of every member of the Police and Fire Department who shall discover any fire escape encumbered in any manner to forthwith report the same through his or her department channels to the Chief of the Fire Department, who shall immediately notify the owner or owners their agent or agents, tenant or tenants, to remove the encumbrance and encumbrance shall thereupon be immediately removed.
(1973 Code, § C-II-4) Penalty, see § 10.99