No person shall cut or cause to be cut any curb on any street, lane, way, alley or any thoroughfare within the City without first having obtained approval therefor from the City Council and a permit therefor from the City Engineer's office.
No permit shall be issued for the establishing of any curb cuts or the cutting of any established curbs for more than a continuous length of 32 feet for each opening. No cut shall be made, established or permitted within 10 feet of a corner in any direction. Where more than one cut of 32 feet is permitted by the City Council on any one street, each such opening shall be followed and adjoined by an island of at least 10 feet without a curb cut; provided, however, that when existing construction abutting on any side of any street or roadway in the City not having curbs shall have an apparent and existing road, doorways or other physical circumstances indicating present use of the same for purposes of ingress, egress and regress to, over and from such properties by motor vehicles before construction of curbs to abut on the right-of-way or side adjoining and abutting such properties, then at the time such curbs are to be constructed and established the City Council may consider and permit such curb cuts and openings in number and length as it shall deem in its discretion proper under the circumstances, notwithstanding the above requirements and provisions of this section; but in doing such it shall be ever mindful to prevent jeopardizing the safety of the public passing and using such sidewalks and passageways for foot travel.
When, upon petition for approval of curb cuts in conflict with the provisions of the preceding section, a hardship would be promulgated to or on the petitioner if not approved and a grant of the prayer of the petitioner for the curb cut, although contrary to the requirements of the preceding section, in the opinion of Council would not create a danger or hazard to pedestrian travel or would not be contrary to the purpose of this article, then the Council may permit such curb cuts in length, width and number as it shall deem in its discretion proper and just under all the circumstances.
No permit shall be approved by the City Council or issued by the City Engineer's office unless and until a plan for such proposed curb cut shall be presented to the City Council and shall be filed with the City Engineer's office.
Every person violating the provisions of §§ 303-13 through 303-16 shall be subject to suit by the City for the cost of replacing any curb cut in violation of such sections. The City shall have full power and authority to file a lien against the premises in front of which such curbs have been cut in violation hereof for any costs and expenses which the City may incur for replacement of the same.