No person or entity shall install any wire, pipe, cable or conduit on, under or over the surface of any public way or public property without first having obtained a permit issued by the department of transportation after consultation with the office of emergency management and communications. Applications and permits shall be in such form and shall require such plans and specifications as prescribed by the commissioner. This chapter shall not apply to the installation or maintenance of telecommunications equipment on, over or under the public way by telecommunications providers as provided in Chapter 10-30, but shall apply to the use of public property by private users.
(Added Coun. J. 4-13-94, p. 48633; Amend Coun. J. 10-1-97, p. 53280; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 12-14-05, p. 66662, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-13-10, p. 83228, § 2)