(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall construct, repair, or replace any sidewalk or crosswalk under the jurisdiction of or under the control of the city without a permit from the City Council. The City Council shall establish a charge for each such permit, and may from time to time amend said charge by Council resolution.
(B) All sidewalks and crosswalks in the city shall be constructed, repaired, and maintained in accordance with state law and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the city.
(C) No person, firm, or corporation shall break, injure, tear up, or remove any sidewalk or crosswalk or make any excavation under same without first having obtained permission of the Department of Public Works; and it shall be the duty of every person breaking, tearing up, or removing any sidewalk or crosswalk or making any excavation under same, as speedily as practicable and under the direction or supervision of the Department of Public Works, to replace, relay, and make good, and put in as good order and repair as before to the satisfaction of the Department of Public Works, every such sidewalk or crosswalk as the case may be; and if the earth shall settle, the person, firm, or corporation shall fill the same from time to time as may be necessary to the satisfaction of the Department of Public Works; and any person, firm, or corporation doing any of the above shall erect a suitable railing or barrier around the repair, replacement, or excavation and also place red lights during the night on same as the Department of Public Works may deem necessary for the protection and safety of the public. And any person, firm, or corporation making the construction, repair, replacement, and excavation, as above outlined, shall pay the entire cost thereof and save the city harmless therefrom.
(D) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to cut, remove, or replace any sidewalk or crosswalk shall make application to the city’s Department of Public Works for a permit to do so; and if there appears no valid opposition to the work, a permit for same may be granted by the city’s Department of Public Works on payment of a permit fee as the City Council may from time to time determine. This work shall be done under the inspection of the city’s Department of Public Works.
(E) The cost of the construction, repair, or work may be assessed against the property.