In this title, unless otherwise provided, or the context otherwise requires:
(A) “Areaway” means and includes a sunken space, either covered or uncovered, or a court affording room, access or light to a building.
(B) “Permittee” means any person granted a permit.
(C) “Public Place” means and includes any and all streets, avenues, ways, boulevards, drives, places, alleys, sidewalks and planting strips, bicycle paths, squares, triangles and rights-of-way open to the use of the public and the space above or beneath the surface of the same, except parks.
(D) “Use” means and includes:
(1) To construct, store, erect or maintain in, upon, over or under any public place any areaway, marquee, awning, banner, sign, billboard, sidewalk elevator or door, fuel opening, staging, swinging scaffold, elevator or other structure or material, machinery or tools;
(2) To move any building along or across any public place;
(3) To use or occupy any public place for the storage or placement of any material, equipment or thing;
(4) To remove, plant, injure or destroy any tree, flower, plant or shrub in any public place;
(5) To deposit or permit the deposit of any liquids which cause a noxious effluvia upon a public place;
(6) To kindle, make or have any fire on any public place;
(7) To open, excavate, or in any manner disturb or break the surface or foundation of any street or right-of-way;
(8) To alter the established grade of any street;
(9) To disturb the surface of, dig up, cut, excavate or fill in any public place;
(10) To construct, reconstruct, maintain or remove any sidewalk or crosswalk, pavement, sewers, water mains, grading, street lighting, electric or telephone facility, gas or petroleum line, or appurtenances thereto;
(11) To do any work in, or erect any structure under, along or over any public place.