(A) Required. Every person shall obtain a permit from the Director of Public Works for any of the following:
(1) Moving or causing to be moved over, along or across any highway any "load" or "vehicle."
(2) Making or causing to be made any excavation or encroachment in any highway.
(3) Placing, changing or relocating any encroachments.
(4) Placing, constructing, or repairing any curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway, pavement, base course, retaining wall, storm drain, culvert, or other work of any nature, located on, in, over, under, along or across any highway.
(5) Constructing, reconstructing, repairing or maintaining any overhead structure or other appurtenant facility within any highway.
(6) Placing or leaving any impediment to travel upon any highway.
(B) No person shall participate in, or perform or cause to be performed any of the acts described in this section unless there is in full force and effect a validly issued permit therefor.
(C) Each permittee shall present for inspection, a copy of the permit to any public official upon his request therefor, made at any reasonable time and place.
(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a violation of this section shall be deemed to be an infraction.
('83 Code, § 12.08.020) (Ord. 845, passed - -82) Penalty, see § 10.99