§ 19-124 Canopies.
AC § 19-124
a. Permit required. It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain a canopy over the sidewalk without a permit granted by the commissioner, and unless such canopy is erected and maintained in accordance with this section and the rules of the department. Such canopies may be erected and maintained: 1. In connection with the entrance to a building or place of business within a building by or with the consent of the owner of the building.
2.In connection with a sidewalk cafe licensed by the commissioner of consumer and worker protection. Such canopies shall be constructed of a noncombustible frame, covered with flameproof canvas or cloth, approved slow-burning plastic, sheet metal or other equivalent material, securely fastened to the face of the building and supported by posts in the ground or in the sidewalk, located between the building line and the curb line, and not less than eight feet above the sidewalk. b. Permit conditions. A permit may be issued by the commissioner to erect and maintain a canopy over the sidewalk of any street, in accordance with the rules of the department if deemed by the commissioner as adequate in respect to public safety and convenience and the special circumstances of the particular street or streets. Evidence of the issuance of such permit in a form prescribed by the commissioner shall be displayed at all times and in such manner as the commissioner may direct. No such permit may be issued in streets listed as "restricted streets" in the rules of the department, nor where such permit would extend a non-conforming use in a residence district, as defined by the zoning resolution of the city. c. Permit fees. Prior to the issuance of such permit, each applicant shall pay to the commissioner an annual fee as set forth in the rules of the department, except that the fee for a permit for a canopy in connection with a sidewalk cafe licensed by the commissioner of consumer and worker protection shall be twenty-five dollars. d. Term; transferability.
1.Each permit shall expire one year from the date of issuance thereof unless sooner revoked by the commissioner.
