(A) Permit required. Except as otherwise provided in this code, no person may obstruct or excavate any right-of-way without first having obtained the appropriate right-of-way permit from the Director to do so.
(1) Excavation permit. An excavation permit is required by a registrant to excavate that part of the right-of-way described in the permit and to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of the right-of-way by placing equipment described therein, to the extent and for the duration specified therein.
(2) Obstruction permit. An obstruction permit is required by a registrant to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of right-of-way by placing equipment described therein on the right-of-way, to the extent and for the duration specified therein.
(B) Permit extensions. No person may excavate or obstruct the right-of-way beyond the date or dates specified in the permit unless the person:
(1) Makes a supplementary application for another right-of-way permit before the expiration of the initial permit; and
(2) A new permit or permit extension is granted.
(C) Disruptive fee. Notwithstanding division (B) above, even if a new permit or permit extension is granted, the Director shall establish and impose a disruptive fee as a civil penalty for unreasonable delays in right-of-way excavation, obstruction, repair, or restoration.
(D) Permit display. Permits issued under this chapter shall be conspicuously displayed at all times at the indicated work site and shall be available for inspection by the Director.
(Ord. 152, passed 8-7-2000) Penalty, see § 10.99