As used in this article the word "street" shall include all streets, avenues, alleys, and public grounds within the City.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 21-27, Permit, which immediately followed this section and was amended 9-25-1970 by Ord. No. 4186, § 4, was repealed 6-16-2005 by Ord. No. 6042.
[Added 6-16-2005 by Ord. No. 6042]
It shall be unlawful for any contractor or person to cut any street, pavement, or sidewalk or make any excavation in any of the streets, sidewalks, alleys, or other public grounds for any reason unless such person or contractor has first obtained a permit from the City Director of Engineering. A fee of $25 per permit shall be charged by the City.
A. 
All excavations into City streets, sidewalks, or other hard surfaces shall be saw cut. All backfill material for excavations in City streets, sidewalks, or other hard surfaces shall be with flowable fill. Any special conditions for the excavation shall be set out on the excavation permit. All excavation areas shall be returned to the same or better condition as they were prior to the excavation.
B. 
Section 4 of Parsons City Ordinance 4186 is hereby repealed. This section shall be controlling if it conflicts with any prior ordinance.
C. 
Any person, firm, or corporation who or which violates this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500, restitution for the cost of the City bringing the excavation into compliance with the issued permit and this section or by confinement in jail for a definite term not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and confinement.
A. 
Whenever an excavation is made on the traveled portion of any street, roadway, alley or sidewalk, the utility company or contractor involved shall refill the excavation pursuant to the requirements of the City Engineering Department and this section, and all backfilling of utility lines must be according to City specifications and under the supervision of the City Engineering Department.
[Amended 7-20-2009 by Ord. No. 6189]
B. 
Any holes drilled in a roadway, street, alley or sidewalk by a utility company shall be plugged or filled within 24 hours of the original drilling, with redwood or a similar substance, on a temporary basis. Permanent plugs shall be of the same material as the existing surface.
All excavations made in any street shall be properly and sufficiently barricaded and lighted, and every excavation made by any person on premises adjoining or next to any street or sidewalk shall also be properly and sufficiently barricaded and lighted, so as to prevent injury to person or property.