It shall be unlawful for any person to make, keep, or maintain, or cause, suffer or permit to be made, kept or maintained, any hole, excavation 1 , pit, opening in any building, structure or place, or any cellar adjacent to or abutting upon any street, avenue or public place or ground in an unprotected, unsafe or insecure manner and without proper and sufficient guards, railings or balustrades or without a properly guarded and protected stairway. The same shall be so kept and maintained as to be safe to persons and property upon such street, alley, avenue, public place or ground and to prevent such persons or property from falling therein. (1999 Code § 7.06)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also section 6-2-3 of this title. |