It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or lay any
pavement or other surfacing material on any public street, sidewalk,
alley or other public way, or to repair the same, without first having
secured a permit therefor.
Applications for permits required by the provisions of this
article shall be made to the City Clerk, and shall state the location
of the intended pavement or repair, the extent thereof, and the person
who is to do the actual construction or repair work. Such applications
shall be referred to the Building Department for investigation and
recommendation to the City Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Each applicant for a permit required by the provisions of this
article may be required to file a bond in an amount set by the City
Council, with surety to be approved by the City Council, conditioned
to indemnify the City for any loss or damage resulting from the work
undertaken or the manner of doing the same.
No permit required by the provisions of this article shall be
issued except on approval by the City Council.
All street and sidewalk pavements shall be made in conformity
with specifications laid down or approved from time to time by the
City Council.
All public street, alley and sidewalk pavement shall be kept
in good repair. Such repair work, whether done by the City or by the
abutting owner, shall be under the supervision of the City.
A.
Any person laying or repairing any pavement on a street, sidewalk
or other public place, or making any excavation in any such place,
shall maintain suitable barricades to prevent injury to any person
or vehicle by reason of the work. Such barricades shall be protected
by lights at nighttime.
B.
Any defects in any such pavement shall be barricaded to prevent any
such injury, and any person properly maintaining any opening or excavation
in any such place shall guard such opening or excavation while the
same remains open by proper barricades and lights.
C.
It shall be unlawful to disturb or interfere with any barricade or
lights lawfully placed to protect or mark any new pavement or excavation
or opening in any public street, alley or sidewalk.
