Except as otherwise may be provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to make any excavation or opening in any street of the city without first having obtained a permit to do so.
(Ordinance 212, sec. 1, adopted 7/11/78)
The application for a permit to make any excavation or opening of a city street shall be made to the city engineer, mayor or any other person authorized by the mayor and state clearly the name of the street in which it is proposed to make such opening, the exact location in said street in which it is proposed to make an opening or excavation, the purpose of making the opening, and the name of the person who proposes to make such excavation or opening.
(Ordinance 212, sec. 2, adopted 7/11/78)
All the work of excavating or making an opening in a city street shall at all times be under the supervision of the city engineer, mayor or other person authorized by the mayor.
(Ordinance 212, sec. 3, adopted 7/11/78)
The excavation or cut in the city street shall be made in the manner prescribed by the following drawing or in such a manner as shall be directed by the city engineer, mayor or other person authorized by the mayor. This article shall not be considered to have been complied with until the city engineer, mayor or other person authorized by the mayor shall have accepted the street as being in good condition.
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(Ordinance 212, sec. 4, adopted 7/11/78)
Routine or normal repair work and construction performed by the city or by city contractors shall be excluded from compliance with the provisions of this article unless otherwise directed by the city engineer, mayor or other person authorized by the mayor.
(Ordinance 212, sec. 5, adopted 7/11/78)
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance 212, sec. 6, adopted 7/11/78; Ordinance adopting Code)