(A) Emergency situations. Each registrant shall immediately notify the Director of any event regarding its facilities that the registrant considers to be an emergency. The registrant may proceed to take whatever actions are necessary to respond to the emergency. Within two business days after the occurrence of the emergency, unless the Director allows a longer time, the registrant shall apply for the necessary permits, pay the fees associated therewith and fulfill the rest of the requirements necessary to bring itself into compliance with this subchapter for the actions it took in response to the emergency. If the Director concludes that a registrant is required to perform work at the facility solely because of an emergency created by another registrant and the work is performed in the immediate area of the emergency work, the Director may waive the permit otherwise required by the registrant(s) called to the emergency created by another party. If the city becomes aware of an emergency regarding a registrant's facilities, the city will contact the registrant's emergency phone number as registered with the city or listed in the phone directory. The city will make the area safe, as necessary. If there is no response from the registrant, the city may take whatever action it deems necessary to respond to the emergency, the cost of which shall be borne by the permittee or registrant whose facilities occasioned the emergency.
(B) Non-emergency situations. Except in an emergency, any person who, without first having obtained the necessary permit, obstructs or excavates a right-of-way must subsequently obtain a permit, pay an unauthorized work permit fee in an amount established from time to time by the City Council, deposit with the city the fees necessary to correct any damage to the right-of-way and comply with all of the requirements of this subchapter.
(Ord. 2003-1005, passed 10-20-03; Am. Ord. 2017-1225, passed 12-4-17)