The person who may have a permit to move a building or structure over any street within the city shall, by virtue of such permit, derive no right to injure or impair the condition or usefulness of any shade tree or electric light, telephone, or telegraph lines or poles. No tree of any kind shall be cut, trimmed, bruised, or scarred under any circumstances, without the expressed permission, in writing, of the owner of the tree. In all cases where it is necessary to remove any electric light, telephone, or telegraph equipment or construction, it shall be the duty of the person moving such building or structure to give not less than 24 hours’ notice to the public utility company or person owning or operating the equipment or construction. The notice shall state the location of the equipment or construction which is necessary to be moved, or temporarily changed or altered, and the day on which it is desired to have such clearance made as well as the amount of time which it will be necessary to keep such space clear. It shall further be the duty of the person moving the building or structure to deposit, with the City Clerk, an amount of money estimated necessary to cover the cost of such changing or moving of public utility overhead equipment or construction and replacing it in its former condition, not exceeding the sum which is on file in the City Clerk’s office. Upon such deposit being made with the City Clerk and such notice delivered to the owner or operator of the electric light, telephone, or telegraph poles and line construction, it shall be the duty of the person owning or operating the light, telephone, or telegraph overhead construction to make such temporary changes as are reasonably necessary to comply with the representations set forth in the notice made and delivered to him or her.
(Prior Code, § 10-327)