(1) Any person desiring to construct, or cause to be constructed, any sidewalk shall do so only as herein provided. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct any sidewalk without first having obtained a permit.
(2) Said owner shall make application in writing for a permit and file such application in the office of the Municipal Clerk. The permit shall give a description of the lot, or piece of land along which the sidewalk is to be constructed. The official in charge of sidewalks shall issue the desired permit unless good cause shall appear why said permit should be denied; provided, if it is desired to construct the sidewalk at any other than the regularly prescribed location, grade, or elevation, the Municipal official in charge of sidewalks shall submit the application to the Governing Body who shall determine whether the permit should be granted or denied. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, or cause to be constructed said sidewalk at any other location, grade, or elevation than so designated by the Municipality. All sidewalks shall be built and constructed on the established grade, or elevation, and if there is no established grade, then on the grade or elevation indicated by the Municipal official in charge of sidewalks.