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2S4 ORDINANCE NO. 957 AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE ERECTION, CON- STRUCTION AND REPAIRING OF AWNINGS PRO- JECTING OVER PUBLIC SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana ordains as follows: Section l: That the erection, construction and repairing of awnings projecting over the public sidewalks within the City of Santa Ana, shall be subJec' to the conditions, regulations and restrictions herein set forth, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, and or repair any awnings which project over public sidewalks within the City of Santa Ana, unless the conditions, regulations and restrictions herein are complied with. Section 2: That any person, firm or corporation, before erecting, con- structlng, and or repairing any awning or awnings projecting over the public side- walks within the City limits of Santa Ana, shall make application for a permit to the BuildingDepartment of the City of Santa Aha, giving description, length and location of such awning or awnings. CONSTRUCTION OF AWNINGS Every awning or covering erected, constructed or maintained over any public sidewalk or part thereof, shall be constructed of canva~ on a metal frame, which frame shall be attached to a building and so constructed that it can readily be rolled back against said building. Every canvas, awning or covering which projects over any public sidewalk shall, when lowered, be at least seven feet six inches above such sidewalk at its lowest point and not project more than seven feet from the face of the building or over the sidewalk immediately in front of such building. It is provided, however, that a hanging border may drop verticall from such canvas, awning or covering, to a point not less than six feet six inches above the sidewalk at its lowest point. Awnings supported wholly by the canvas or ropes of such awnings must be equipped with galvanized steel chains of sufficie~ strength to hold awnings at regulated height, said chains to be placed at each end and at intervening points twelve feet apart along such awning. Awnings equipped with folding steel arms may have facing strips of wood with which to attach to canvas, but any other framing which overhangs the sidewalk must be of metal. INSPECTION All applicants who have installed awnings shall notify the Building Inspector to inspect the same, said inspection to be made within forty-eight hours from the time of notice, and if said awning measures up to the requirements of this ordinance, a Certificate of Inspection shall be made out in triplicate, one copy thereof to be given to the owner, one copy to the firm who installed the awning, and one of said certificates to remain at the Building Inspector's office for future reference. Section 8: Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not mope than Fifty Dollars ($80.00), or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than thirty (50) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.