(a) In making excavations or making improvements in or to any street, sidewalk or public alley all material or earth removed and new material necessary for repairs or for new work shall be handled in a safe manner and placed where it will cause the least possible inconvenience to the public.
(b) In no case shall any of such material or earth be scattered over the surface of the pavement.
(Code 1976, § 14-21; Code 1982, § 17-95)