The record-union., 1893-10-11

TlHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
i City OF Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section /. 1t shah be unlawful for any per-
son, firm, company or corporation, as owner
agent, contractor or employe, to build con-
struct or maintain any porch, balcony or avn
ing having any posts or supports resting on
| or attached to O sidewalk or supported or held
| in place by posts or supports resting on or at
I tached to sidewalk within the following de-
| scribed limits of the City of Sacramento to
! wit:
Commencing at the intersection of the center
line of Front street, with the northerly line of
street of said city, and running thence east
! erly along the north line of l street to the
northwest corner of Fifteenth and l streets;
thence southerly along the western line of Fif-
teenth street TO the center line of L street;
| thence westerly along the center line of l.
street to the center line OF Front street; thence
northerly along the center line of Front street
| to the place of beginning.
Section q All balconies, porches and avn
| ings now supported or held In place in any
manner by posts or supports resting on or at
| tached to a sidewalk within the limits and
boundaries of said city above defined and de
| scribed, are hereby condemned as unsafe and
| dangerous. and obstructing the city in the ex-
ercise of it's power to protect from fire and its
| police power; and within thirty days after the
! passage of this ordinance the same shall be re-
| moved by the owner, agent or person having
| the charge, custody or control OF the same. or
of the building to which the same may be at
| tached or may be appurtenant.
Section 3. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
| son, COM ITIl or corporation OWNING or
| being the agent for or having the charge Gus
| tody or control of any porch, balcony or avn
| ing now supported or held in place in any
manner by posts or supports resting on or at
! tached to q sidewalk within the limits and
| boundaries of said city above defined and de-
scribed, to allow the same to remain, or TO
maintain the same for period longer than
| thirty days after the passage of this ordinance
| Section 4. All awnings constructed or to be
constructed within the boundaries described
| in Section hereof, shall be made to conform
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| There shall be but three classes of awnings
| permitted to be constructed within the street.
way and over the sidewalks OF said city, as
| follows:
| First-A balcony awning.
| Second-The regulation-pitch awning ex-
tending from the building line to the curb
| line.
! Third-A canvas awning.
Section 5. No awning shall be constructed
| within the limits of the City of Sacramento,
| without the owner, agent, company, firm or
corporation owning or being the agent for the
| premises in front of which it is proposed TO
construct an awning, or the contractor for the
! construction of the said work having first
| obtained permit so to do from the Sanitary
| and Building Inspector, who shall first in
| spect and approve OF or reject the plan pro-
| posed under the regulations prescribed and
| contained in the specifications governing the
| construction of all awnings constructed or to
| be constructed in the City of Sacramento"
| and which said specifications were duly ap-
| proved and adopted September II, 1898, by
the Board of City Trustees in and for the City
| of Sacramento.
| Section 6. All balcony awnings must be made
| four feet wide and must be supported by iron
| braces or supports and provided with q neat
| iron railing. All regulation pitch awnings
must be constructed so that the upper side of
the outer purloin shall be exactly over or
plumb with the outer face of the curb line and
| exactly thirteen feet high from the curb grade
| at that point All canvas awnings must be so
! adjusted that when down they shall be at the
| lowest extremity eight feet above the side
| walk grade at that point.
| Section 7. Any person violating any of the
| provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of
| misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
| shall be punished by fine of not less than
| Twenty Dollars nor more than4Two Htmdr
| Dollars, or Imprisonment in the City Prison
one day for each Two Dollars of fine so I'M
posed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
Passed October 3, 1898.
B. u. STEINMAN,
President Board of Trustees.
]. D. YOUNG, Clerk. o4-10t
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