§ 7-48. Enforcement.

A. 

Permits.

(1) 

When required. No person shall erect, alter or repair, or permit to be erected, altered or repaired, any awning which projects or would project over or into a public way within the City until a permit therefor has been secured from the building inspector.

(2) 

Revocation. Any permit granted under the provisions of this section shall be revocable by the City when the building inspector finds the awning to be unsafe and that it is for the best interest of the City that such permit be revoked.

B. 

Compulsory removal. The building inspector shall have the right to compel the removal of any awning erected, altered or repaired in violation of this section.

C. 

Bond or insurance required. Any person applying for a permit under this section shall, before the permit is granted, file with the building inspector a continuing bond in the penal sum of one hundred thousand dollars, executed by the applicant and a surety company to be approved by the City attorney and conditioned for the faithful observance of the provisions of this article and all amendments thereto, and of all laws and ordinances relating to awnings, and which shall indemnify and save harmless the City from all damages, judgments, costs or expenses which the City may incur or suffer by reason of the granting of such permit. A liability insurance policy, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state and conforming to this section, may be permitted in lieu of a bond.

D. 

Warning signs. During the erection, alteration or repair of any awning, as permitted under the provisions of this section, warning signs shall be posted to warn passersby against danger from such operations.

E. 

Inspection. Each permittee under this section shall, upon completion of the erection, alteration or repair of any awning for which the permit was granted, immediately report the same to the building inspector, and the building inspector shall thereupon immediately inspect the construction of such awning for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this article and assuring that such structure is erected in a safe and workmanlike manner.