Encroachment onto public highway

(1) No person shall make any door, window or gate in such manner as to open over a public thoroughfare, or project any doorstep or landing across any public footpath, or extend or affix any sun-shade, signboard, lamp, grating, gutter, or other unauthorized projection from any building in such a manner as to cause obstruction, danger or annoyance in any street, or to passengers thereon, or so as to cause encroachment on or over any street or footpath. (2) With respect to all buildings, the moldings, cornices, or other architectural embellishments and eave gutters may project over a street or footpath above ground floor level to an extent not exceeding eighteen inches. Belmopan City Council 29 (3) The storage of building materials, waste, or other materials on the public highway requires the consent of the Corporation, in the interest of public safety and amenity.