CHAPTER 10-800. SAFETY
§10-806. Reviewing Stands--Construction. [152]
(1) No person shall erect any stand for the purpose of reviewing any
parade, procession, or festivity of any kind without first obtaining a permit to
do so from the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
(2) The fee shall
be $2. for the first 500 square feet of surface area to be covered by such stand
and an additional fee of $1. for each additional 500 square feet of surface area
to be covered by such stand.
(3) All such stands must be erected in
conformity with the conditions and regulations issued by the Department of
Licenses and Inspections and any permit shall be revoked if the stand does not
so conform.
(4) The Department of Licenses and Inspections shall order
any stand built in violation of § 10-806(1) or (2) to be dismantled or
removed immediately or may perform such dismantling and removal itself or by
contract, the cost to be charged against the person causing such stands to be
erected. The Law Department may take such action for the collection of such
costs by lien or otherwise as may be authorized by law.
(5) The
Department of Licenses and Inspections may permit a stand erected without a
permit to remain, if the Department determines that it is in the public interest
to do so, that the stand otherwise conforms to the conditions and regulations
promulgated by the Department, and is to be used for the purpose of reviewing
parades, processions, or festivities. However, in such case, the fine imposed
must be paid, and the appropriate permit obtained prior to the use of the
stand.