10-5-15: PROTECTION OF PROPERTY:
A.   Protection Required: The permittee shall, at its own expense, shore up and protect all buildings, walls, fences of other property likely to be damaged during the progress of the construction or maintenance work and shall be responsible for all damage to public or private property. Whenever it may be necessary for the permittee to trench through any lawn area, the sod shall be carefully cut and rolled and replaced after ditches have been backfilled, or the area restored as neatly as possible to its original condition.
B.   Removal Of Trees Or Shrubs: Permittee shall not remove, even temporarily, any trees or shrubs which exist in parking strip areas or easements across private property without first having notified the property owner, or in the case of public parks, the city engineer. (1959 Code § 4-7-15)