[CC 1997 §20-26]
No person shall dig or excavate on or under any street, avenue, alley or sidewalk in the City, for any purpose whatever, without having first obtained a permit from the City Clerk. Such applicant shall post a bond in an amount to be determined by the City Engineer with the City conditioned upon him/her restoring the street, avenue, alley or sidewalk to its original condition within ninety (90) days from the commencement of such excavation. The bond may be returned to the applicant upon the approval of the Street Superintendent but if not restored within the ninety (90) day period, such applicant shall forfeit the bond posted.
[CC 1997 §20-27]
No person shall make any excavation in, on, under, across or adjoining any square, street, avenue, alley or sidewalk and shall leave such excavation open and unguarded. Red lights shall be kept burning throughout the night at intervals of not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet the whole length of the margin of any such excavation.