Whenever the city engineer shall issue a permit to build or repair a sidewalk in the city, the city engineer shall include in the permit permission to use the street abutting the sidewalk for the purpose of storing material used in the repair and building of the sidewalk for which the permit is issued. In no event shall more than one-fourth of the street width from curb to curb be used for the purpose of storing material used in the construction or repair of a sidewalk. No person shall store in the streets material to be used in the construction or repair of sidewalks without first obtaining the permit. Upon violation of this section, the permit may be revoked and all material removed at once from the street.