[CC 1992 §525.010; Ord. No. 131 §II, 8-11-1960]
A.
Except
in case of public work done by authority of the Board of Aldermen,
no person shall make or cause to be made any opening or excavation
in any public street, alley, thoroughfare or public place without
a written permit from the Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
Any
person having occasion to make any such opening or excavation shall
make written application for a permit therefor to the Code Enforcement
Officer who is hereby authorized to issue such permits. Such application
shall state the location, size and purpose of the proposed excavation
and when the work is to be commenced and completed. Upon issuance
of such permit, the Code Enforcement Officer shall collect a permit
fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each permit so issued which he/she
shall turn over to the City Treasurer when and as received to the
credit of the General Revenue Fund.
[CC 1992 §525.020; Ord. No. 22 §1, 9-8-1949]
A.
No
person, firm or corporation shall receive any permit to excavate in
or under any street, highway, boulevard, roadway, avenue, sidewalk,
alley or any other public thoroughfare until he/she or it shall have
first deposited with the City a sum sufficient to repair damage caused
by said excavation in an amount determined by the Code Enforcement
Officer, which deposit shall remain with the City until such street,
highway, boulevard, roadway, avenue, alley, sidewalk or any other
public thoroughfare in or under which the excavation has been made
shall have been restored to as good condition as it was previous to
such excavation being made, and until notified by the Code Enforcement
Officer that such restoration has been so made.
B.
In
the event that the person, firm or corporation making such excavation
shall delay or refuse, after due notice from the Code Enforcement
Officer, to restore such street, boulevard, highway, roadway, avenue,
sidewalk, alley or any other public thoroughfare in or under which
such excavation has been made to as good condition as it was previous
to such excavation, it shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer
so to make such restoration, the expense thereof to be defrayed out
of said deposit, and the balance thereof, if any, after all lawful
charges against it have been made, shall then be returned to the person,
firm or corporation making such deposit.
[CC 1992 §525.030; Ord. No. 131 §II, 8-11-1960]
The provisions of this Chapter requiring permit before any work
is commenced shall not apply in emergencies where the public safety
or welfare is endangered, but such work may immediately proceed provided
permit is applied for and issued as soon as practicable after the
work is commenced.
[CC 1971 §605.040; CC 1992 §525.040]
A.
All
excavations more than six (6) feet shall be supported by shoring in
accordance with the following regulations:
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Depth of Trench
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Upright
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Cross Bracing
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Slope
Horiz./Vert.
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|---|---|---|---|
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6 — 10 ft.
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2" x 6" on 3 ft. CC
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Top 2 up to 7 ft.
Bottom 3 — 7 ft. — 10 ft.
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1 to 1
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10 — 15 ft.
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2" x 6" on 3 ft. CC
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Top 3 up to 13 ft.
Bottom 4 — 13 ft. — 15 ft.
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1 to 1
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