(A) No person shall commence the performance of any work involving the opening, closing, blocking, excavating, repairing, tearing up, digging or otherwise blocking of any street so as to change the normal course of traffic on the street without first obtaining, from the Chief of Police, a permit for traffic control thereon.
(B) Such person shall apply to the Chief for a permit to implement traffic control according to a traffic control diagram which is to be submitted to the Chief and approved by the Chief prior to the issuance of such permit.
(C) Such traffic-control diagram shall include therein a provision for the use of such flag persons or police officers as are necessary, in the judgment of the Chief, for the adequate and safe control of traffic at the construction site.
(D) Upon the issuance of such permit, the person to whom the permit is issued shall, at his or her own expense, install and maintain signs, warning devices, lights, barricades, drums, cones, flag persons or police officers, as shown on the traffic-control diagram, and failure to install and maintain the same shall be grounds for the issuance of a stop order or revocation of the permit by the Chief and/or the revocation of any permit issued by the city.
(E) If travel and safety warrant it, the Chief of Police has the authority to request additional traffic control at the expense of the contractor.
(F) Authorized city repair workers are exempted from the provisions of this section.
(Prior Code, § 1020.17) (Ord. 63-1993, passed 5-10-1993)