A. Barricades Required: Any person laying or repairing any pavement on a street, sidewalk or other public place or making any excavation in any such place shall maintain suitable barricades to prevent injury to any person or vehicle by reason of the work.
B. Lights: Such barricades shall be protected by suitable and sufficient lights. These lights shall be kept burning from twilight in the evening through the night. Flares, lanterns, bombs or other devices using a flame shall not be permitted as suitable lights.
C. Pavement Defects; Open Excavation: Defects in pavement shall be barricaded to prevent injury and any person properly maintaining an opening or excavation in such place shall guard such opening or excavation while the same remains open by proper barricades and lights described in subsection B of this section.
D. Interference With Prohibited: It shall be unlawful to disturb or interfere with a barricade or light lawfully placed to protect or mark new pavement or excavation or opening in any public street, alley or sidewalk. (1998 Code)