(A) No person other than a public utility or agent and an authorized officer or employee of the city shall make any opening, cut, or excavation in or under the surface of any street, sidewalk, or other public way of the city without a written permit issued by the Mayor or his or her designee.
(B) (1) In the event that any sewer, main, conduit, or other structure in or under any street, sidewalk, or other public way of the city shall burst, break, or otherwise be in such a condition as to seriously endanger person or property, the owner of such sewer, main, conduit, or other structure shall immediately take charge of and repair the same and shall immediately take all necessary precautions to make the location safe and secure.
(2) Such owner shall not, however, begin making any permanent repairs in the street, sidewalk, or other public way or proceed with any further opening or removal of any further portion of such surface until the owner shall have secured a written permit from the legislative body to do so.
(3) Such permit shall be secured within 18 hours after such break or serious trouble shall have developed and the necessary repairs to the street, sidewalk, or other public way shall have been completed, such owner shall file a written report of the same with the city.
(1996 Code, § 11-4.01)