(a) No person shall create any nuisance dangerous to persons or property or make, or cause to be made any excavation in, or place or cause to be placed any obstruction upon, or occupy or cause to be occupied with building or other material, any portion of any public street, alley, sidewalk, pavement, or other public ground, unless duly authorized by law or the proper City officials.
(1907 Code Sec. 279)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.