For the purpose of this division, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Contractor.
The person who undertakes or contracts to construct driveways, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and setbacks in city streets and alleys.
Owner.
The property owner having the work done by the contractor.
(1967 Code, sec. 24-1; Ordinance 92 adopted –/–/–; 1994 Code, sec. 95.15)
It is the intent and purpose of this division to protect the public safety and general welfare by setting up a standard of quality and workmanship in the construction and repair of curbs and gutters, sidewalks, driveways and setbacks in city streets and alleys.
(1967 Code, sec. 24-2; Ordinance 92 adopted –/–/–; 1994 Code, sec. 95.16)
This division shall apply to the construction and repair of curbs and gutters, sidewalks, driveways, and setbacks in city streets and alleys and will not apply to such construction or repair on private property.
(1967 Code, sec. 24-3; Ordinance 92 adopted –/–/–; 1994 Code, sec. 95.17)
(a) 
Required; application.
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, reconstruct, or repair any sidewalk, setback, driveway, curb, or gutter or work incident thereto in the streets and alleys of the city without first obtaining a permit for the work from the utilities superintendent, applications for which permits shall be made on forms furnished by the city.
(b) 
Transfer; responsibility for work.
No permit issued under this division for any construction to be done thereunder shall be assigned, transferred or sublet, but the permittee shall remain in personal charge of all work done thereunder.
(1967 Code, secs. 24-4, 24-5; Ordinance 92 adopted –/–/–; 1994 Code, sec. 95.18)
The utilities superintendent shall furnish information and set stakes establishing lines and grades for the construction, reconstruction, or repair of any improvement covered by this division, after a permit has been granted for such construction, and all such construction shall be in accord with the lines and grades and subject to the approval of the utilities superintendent.
(1967 Code, sec. 24-6; Ordinance 92 adopted –/–/–; 1994 Code, sec. 95.19)
No materials shall be used in any construction mentioned in this division until they have been inspected and approved by the utilities superintendent, and any such material which is not approved by the utilities superintendent shall be removed from the streets and sidewalks at the expense of the contractor. No concrete mixture shall be poured until forms and excavations have been inspected and approved by the utilities superintendent.
(1967 Code, sec. 24-7; Ordinance 92 adopted –/–/–; 1994 Code, sec. 95.20)