(A) No person, firm or corporation shall cut or dig in the city for the purposes of connection with water, sewer, gas, phone, cable, telecommunications or other mains or pipes in said streets, or for any other purpose by digging or cutting more than half-way across such street until the half which has been cut or dug up shall have been backfilled or plated over with street traffic plates so that one-half of the passageway of the street shall always remain open and free for the uninterrupted passage of traffic.
(B) Exceptions for emergencies as defined in § 154.02 of this code must be approved in writing by the City Director of Streets.
(Ord. 2020-OR-11, passed 7-6-2020) Penalty, see § 154.99