Any person desiring to construct, or cause to be constructed, any sidewalk on any street abutting the person’s property shall obtain a permit and survey as herein provided. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct any sidewalk without first having obtained a permit and survey. Application for the permit shall be made in writing, filed in the office of the City Engineer, and give a description of the lot or piece of land along which it is desired to construct the sidewalk. The City Engineer shall grant the permit unless good cause shall appear why the permit should be denied; provided, that if it is desired to construct the sidewalk at other than the regularly prescribed location, grade or elevation or of other than the regularly prescribed type of construction, the City Engineer and the City Administrator shall then determine whether or not to allow the variance.
