No person shall erect, construct or maintain over, along or across any sidewalk along any street, alley or thoroughfare within the city, any awning, shed, suspended canopy, marquee, cover or other suspended structure, except a temporary canvas or woven cloth awning hinged with iron frame hinges to a building, without a permit from the Board of Public Works. Before any awning, shed, suspended canopy or marquee, or any other structure may be erected over or maintained over a sidewalk along a street, alley or thoroughfare, the owner or occupant of the building and entrance in the front of which it is to be erected, shall submit the plans and specifications for the construction and the manner of maintenance to the Board of Public Works for investigation and approval. On only the approval of the plans by the Board shall the same be constructed. A permanent awning, shed, suspended canopy or marquee made of metal or other fire-proof material may be erected and maintained over sidewalks along a street, alley or thoroughfare, immediately in front of the entrance to any hotel or theater if it does not extend more than 12 feet on either side of the centerline of the entrance to the building and the height is not less than 12 feet above the sidewalk at the lowest point of the structure.
(Prior Code, § 96.03) (Ord. 853-1926, passed - -1926) Penalty, see § 157.999