Section
Excavation and Repair
40.01 Permit to dig in streets
40.02 Application for permit
40.03 City indemnified
40.04 Street repair
40.05 Excavations; leaving unprotected
40.06 Supervision and control
40.07 Streets not to be damaged
40.08 Moving of buildings
40.09 Placing of poles
40.10 Use of poles and conduits for city purposes
40.11 Barricades
40.12 Obstructing streets
40.13 Encroachments on or under street or sidewalk
Loading Platforms
40.20 Permitted in certain zones
40.21 Application for permit
40.22 Construction of platforms
40.23 Maintenance
40.24 Removal order
40.25 Compliance with code
Special Street Cleaning
40.30 Acts and conditions requiring special street cleaning or repair prohibited
40.31 City to clean and repair streets, sidewalks, and drains requiring special cleaning or repair
Property Numbering System
40.40 Numbering map
40.41 Numbering system
40.42 Owners to purchase numbers
40.43 Numbers for future buildings
40.44 Unlawful to deface number
Obstructions to Cross-Visibilty at Street Intersections
40.50 Obstructions to cross- visibility at intersections deemed nuisance
40.51 Application of restrictions
40.52 Installation or maintenance of signs or certain vegetation or objects prohibited
40.53 Exceptions
40.54 Emergency measures
40.55 Conflicting provisions
40.56 Administration
40.57 Abatement procedure
40.58 Additional remedies
40.99 Penalty
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EXCAVATION AND REPAIR
No person shall make any excavation or opening, or dig any ditch, trench, tunnel, or hole in, along, across, or under any street, sidewalk, or other public place for the purpose of laying or placing therein any pipe, electric conduit, or poles for any other purposes, unless a written permit therefor has been issued by the city. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Am. Ord. 06-01, passed 1-3-06; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
All persons desiring a permit in order to make an opening in any street or sidewalk shall make written application therefor, which application shall show the location of the proposed opening, the purpose therefor, and the approximate number of square feet of surface to be cut. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required by this section. The fee required for making any opening in any street or sidewalk shall be according to a fee schedule for the permits, established by the City Council, which is hereby adopted as though set out in full herein. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Am. Ord. 06-01, passed 1-3-06; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
Any person obtaining a permit as provided for in §§ 40.01 and 40.02, as a requirement for issuance of the permit, shall execute and deliver to the city a good and sufficient bond, with corporate security or other surety approved by City Council in an amount equal to one and one-half the estimated amount of restoring the street or sidewalk as it existed prior to the excavation, the aforesaid bond being conditioned upon the restored area remaining in a good state of repair, free from maintenance for a period of one year from the date the restoration made by the permitter is completed. In addition to the aforesaid bond, the city shall be provided an indemnity to hold harmless the city against any claims or expenses, including attorney fees, for bodily injury, for property damages for accidents or accordance rising out of the persons, firm or entity, excluding only the liability of the city for its sole negligence except in connection with general supervision of work performed by the person, firm or entity. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 06-01, passed 1-3-06; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
When any part of any street, sidewalk, alley, or other public place of the city shall be torn or dug up for any purpose, the person making the excavation or opening shall have the duty of refilling the excavation or opening so as to restore it to the city standards as specified in the city's specifications for minimum standard street specifications ALD STD 018 or as per instructions of the Division of Public Works. Any person, firm, or corporation, neglecting, refusing, or failing to comply with any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation thereof. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Am. Ord. 06-01, passed 1-3-06; Am. Ord. 22- 01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
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