Ord 1069 8/24/1931 ORMI ANCE No . v
All ORDIi\JAidCE' REGULATIAG THE Ct tuSTRUCTION AND MAIXTE-
.NANO.E OF AIVNIivGS OV-'R ANID -'1.BQVT TH4,' STREETS SID'a-VALXS
i°�ND ALL 4�YS I N TH'T CI,TY.� "T I C' I FALLS , T � Afi ; AND pR -
��':�ALTI 8.� I'I' rRDAI�IATIMPLBY ' .. E TO THE' CITY
OF 7IC,-!ITA FALLS, TTXAS:
SECTI )N 1.
Tnat awnings erected azad maintadiie,d over the streets,
alleys, and sidewalks in the City or Wicnita Falls, Texas,
snall be substantia.liy a.ttacned to 1.nd sup-oorter,_ by the
ouildin�rs. No ,3.wning sna,li be 7upported �y posts. Ilooden
awnings Snell be of tae uncoiled or ooea type, suosta.ntir,.iiy
constructed, anving the outer edge sup ort .,d by -rods or
enains fastened to the buiidi.ig ana a.ttaeiied to a one and
one-half (l2 iiicri �oipe , passing triroutxn tree outer ends of
all awnings joists . Tile room of 8.11 wooden a1xnin�s snall
oe covered wizn galvanized sneer metal or a tnickness of at
least twenty-six gauge.
Fire proof awnings suyD ,-)orTect �.Iad a.ttacned by struct-
ural members to the building snail be designee to carry the
root load prescri op 2 by tn- buiiding code ,�'i.nd tneir own
weight witiz a f.:ctor ::)f safe iy of tnree .
No wooden or fire proor '.wiiin.g shall nt vc less trien
nine (9 ) feet cieartAnce betwe_�n the lowest tat rt of the awn-
Canvas
and the sidew;3.ik.
Canvas awnings of the a.djustacle type may be nuns so
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tnat til � lowest 7)«sz of ttie riwniav wnf n in the loves-, posi-
tion will be n.�t less then seven (7) feet above the sidewalk.
The outer edges of aw.iinIgs snall .lever reach nearer tnen
four (4) feet from the outer edge of tn-� sidewalk or curb line.
Every awning wriicii snarl anoear to tree building inspecti -
or to be danverous by reasan of o�d condition, unsafe con-
struczion, a:ge , or otner Causes anall be neld to be unsa.fr .
Tao ouiiding inspector snaii immediately notify the owner or
agent to cause the same to be made safe -na snail also :affix
a- notice of the dangerous caara.cter of -tnt awning iii a coii-
spicuous pia:ce on the exterior wall o- the buiid..ing to 'rnicn
such awning is at-ra.cned and no parson SncRli remove or deface
such notice so eff ixed. Tne ow ter or agent nerving civ< rge of
the ouildia.T to wriieri such unsafe awning is a.z -u�,ened, being:
notified tnereoi in wriziiig by tile. ouilding inspector, snarl
immediately cause the same to oe made Salle nd secure. 'Tnere
puolic safety requires immeoiate acz -_on, the building ins; �ct-
or may remove such a.tivrii or cause tree same: to racy tiadG s -cure
at tree expense of the owner of sucn ouiid_ing. Tne ouliding
inspec uor may, if tale o:krn.=:,r or age:it fairs to m-lie sucn awning
secure erect barriers across the sidewalk and on tit_ cure lin::n.
o sucn n .lure as t0 ypr�,'v� az all persons from usifi.? sucn
sidewalk and anus a void tii . d�:.nger incide i;z to s:zcri unsr:fe
awrll a�.
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BEff'1'ICN ;.
It snail be unlawful for any p,�rson to tnrow, plac-,,
or deposit upon any r,wriin- in the City ;f Wic fits. Fe.-Lisany
wr ste Natter, refuse , boxes, boards, or any '_kind of litter.
�C'1'IUw 4.
Any persons , firm, or corpor€}.tion violazi.rig any of the
provisions of tnis ordini;.iic` or failing to conform to any
of the provisions nereof' or failing to obey any order of the
buildino- inspec�or rlereuiider snaij be 9u11zy of a. isdemei-;nor
and upon eonvie cion thereof snail bl� subject to a penalty of
fine of no-5 less to -n Ten ( 10. 0U) Dollars nor more tna,ri
Two Hundred ( ',200. 00) Dollars.
That Ordinance 'ivo. 1019 -,passed by -tire Board of Ald^rmen
and approver by tno mayor - on trie day of April, be
nd -Go.- s }me is nereby repealed.
PASSEL A.Z AID--ROVED this L44,-4� day of � c:-. D.
l')31. --
y�or.
City Clerk. — - -
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