All permits required by this article shall be
issued in triplicate by the Superintendent of the Department of Public
Works, one copy to be delivered to the applicant, one copy kept on
file by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works and a
copy filed by the Superintendent forthwith with the senior member
of the police force on duty at the police station, to be kept on file
at that office.
No person shall make any excavation in or tear
up or disturb the surface of the sidewalk or roadway of any street,
park or public place without a written permit therefor; provided,
however, that any public utility corporation having pipes, poles,
conduits or rails in any public street or place shall not be required
to obtain any other permit than that provided for herein.
[Amended 8-15-1995 by Ord. No. 1226]
No permit for the excavation, tearing up or
disturbing of the surface of the sidewalk or roadway of any street
shall be granted unless fees in accordance with a schedule set by
resolution of the Mayor and Council shall first have been paid to
the Superintendent.
The permit for excavation as aforesaid shall
state the maximum time allowed for the completion of the excavation
and the backfilling thereof, and the backfilling shall be completed
within the time stated in such permit. The material to be used in
such backfill shall be earth or earth and crushed stone in even quantities.
No stone larger than six inches in diameter and no shale rock shall
be used for such purposes. No more than six inches in depth of materials
shall be backfilled at one time. Upon backfilling an amount not exceeding
six inches in depth, the same shall be thoroughly moistened and tamped
and made thoroughly compact before any further backfilling is done.
The backfilling shall be continued until the top thereof, after being
thoroughly tamped, shall be one inch higher than the top of the pavement.
Upon the commencement of the backfilling, the Superintendent shall
be immediately notified, and it shall be his duty to inspect the work
and see to it that the backfilling is performed in accordance with
the provisions of this section. He shall proceed to direct the resurfacing
of the street when, in his opinion, the backfill is thoroughly settled.
[Amended 8-15-1995 by Ord. No. 1226]
No opening in the paved section of any road
shall be less than two feet wide or more than three feet wide, and
such opening shall be made so that the width at the bottom shall be
less than the width at the surface of the pavement. No tunneling shall
be permitted except under special circumstances and pursuant to a
special permit to be issued by the Superintendent only upon direct
authority, in writing, from the Mayor and Council. The fee for tunneling
shall be at the same rate per square yard as the fee for surface excavation.
[Amended 8-15-1995 by Ord. No. 1226]
A. Whenever possible, excavations shall be made on either
side of the pavement, and pipes to be laid shall be driven from one
excavation to the other so as not to disturb the pavement.
B. No boring under the pavement of any road or sidewalk
shall be done except by special permission of the Superintendent and
under his personal supervision. The Superintendent shall not grant
any permission for boring unless authorized to do so in writing, by
the Mayor and Council.
C. When necessary to excavate across the entire roadway
of any road, the work shall be performed so that at least 1/2 of the
roadway shall remain open to traffic. No person shall permit any street
or road to be closed to travel by reason of any excavation made therein
in pursuance of this section.