A. 
Permit required. No person shall injure any pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk or sewer or dig any area sewer or other excavation in any public street or remove any earth, stone or other material therefrom within the Village without permission, in writing, from the Superintendent of Public Works subject to conditions hereinafter set forth and under such other conditions as the Board of Trustees or the Superintendent may impose.
B. 
Fees to be paid. The Superintendent of Public Works shall not issue any permit to excavate in any public street without the payment of the fee as hereinafter established.
C. 
Fees established by Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall, by resolution, establish a uniform set of fees for the written consent which shall be based upon the estimated actual costs and expenses to be borne by the Village in restoring the street, highway or other public property to its former usefulness. The Board of Trustees may, from time to time, change such fees to reflect changes in costs and expenses.
D. 
Filling of excavations; restoring street. All excavated materials shall be removed, following which all openings shall be carefully backfilled for their entire length, width and depth in the street or highway area, including the area between the curb and the property line, with bank-run gravel or crushed stone, well tamped. Additional bank-run gravel or crushed stone shall be added by the permittee as long as any settlement occurs, following which the pavement, curbing or other improvements shall be restored either by the permittee or the Village as determined in the permit.
A. 
Bond in lieu of paying fees. Public service corporations may, in lieu of paying the fees established pursuant to § 205-15 of this chapter, file with the Village Clerk-Treasurer a bond, to be approved as to form, amount and sufficiency of sureties by the Village Attorney, conditioned upon the proper restoration of streets, highways and public places in accordance with the directions of the Superintendent of Public Works and to his or her satisfaction; the payment to the Village, upon demand, of any costs and expenses incurred by such Village; and the saving of the Village of Waterloo, its officers and employees harmless from any loss, injury or damage due to opening streets, highways or public places or to any negligence or fault of such corporations, their employees or agents in connection therewith.
B. 
Separate permits not required; amount of bond. All persons engaged within the Village of Waterloo in the telephone, gas or electric business, or any other business, the nature of which would require or result in frequent applications for permits to make obstructions or excavations in the streets, highways or public places of the Village shall not, however, be required to obtain separate permits, but in all such cases a general bond as specified above shall be given in lieu of any permit indemnifying the Village of Waterloo from any and all loss, cost or damage as aforesaid resulting or arising directly or indirectly at any time from any act done by such public service corporation. Such bond shall be in the amount as determined by the Board of Trustees and shall be renewed annually, or as long as such person continues to do business with the Village of Waterloo.
C. 
Emergencies; notification required; coordination of work.
(1) 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a public service corporation shall advise the Superintendent of Public Works, in writing, as soon as feasible, but no later than 30 days prior to making any obstructions or excavations, of its intention to do so, except in case of emergency, in which event notification shall be made as soon as possible prior to or after the emergency and need not be in writing.
(2) 
The Superintendent of Public Works shall have the power and authority to direct any public service corporation to coordinate its work with the Village, its independent contractors or other persons authorized to make excavations or work in streets, highways or public places.
D. 
Backfilling requirements. Excavations made by a public service corporation must be backfilled by it with bank-run gravel or crushed stone, in accordance with the provisions of § 205-15D of this chapter, except that the pavement, curbing and other improvements must be restored by and at the expense of such corporation.
Wherever a driveway is installed or wherever any section of a drainage ditch is enclosed, it shall be done under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works. Any culvert installed in any such ditch shall be at least 12 inches in diameter.
A. 
Any person making or causing to be made an excavation or opening in any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place shall keep such excavation or opening fenced and barricaded with substantial barriers to secure public safety and shall place and keep in operation suitable warning devices to warn all persons of such excavation, opening or obstruction.
B. 
Interference prohibited. No unauthorized person shall remove or in any way interfere with any such warning devices or barriers.
No person shall hinder or obstruct the construction or repair of any pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk, sewer or other public improvement within the Village which shall be then under any order of the Board of Trustees or of the Superintendent of Public Works or hinder or obstruct any person employed by the Village in doing any work upon any public street or place.