It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, entity or corporation to make any excavation or embankment in any street, alley, or public easement in the city without first obtaining a permit from the city. The fee for such permit shall be in the amount adopted by the city council. The permit shall specify the date and time of day of proposed excavation. Public utility companies may perform emergency work prior to obtaining a permit, but it shall be necessary for any such utility company to obtain a permit within twenty-four (24) hours following such work or the next day the city hall is open for business. Utility companies operating under a city franchise shall not be required to pay a permit fee.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 5(A); Ordinance adopting 2018 Code)
Any person, firm, or corporation making any excavation or embankment in any street, alley, or public easement in the city shall provide, erect, place, and maintain all warning signs, lighting devices, and barricades and channelizing devices required in part VI, Traffic Controls for Street and Highway Construction and Maintenance Operation, of the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 5(B))
Upon completion of any work involving excavation in any street, alley, or public easement in the city, the person, firm, or corporation making such excavation shall remove all equipment, men, materials, and debris as soon as possible and restore the street and premises in as good a condition as existed prior to the excavation. All construction work must be done in accordance with the city standards. Failure to restore such streets or premises shall be considered a misdemeanor.
(1987 Code, ch. 3, sec. 5(C))