(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall remove any part of any street or of any structures forming a part of any street or supporting a part of any street, nor shall do any damage to any street or any structure forming a part of any street including, but not limited to, driving stakes into the street surface; and no person, firm, or corporation shall destroy any street, part of any street or structure forming a part of the street or supporting a part of the street.
(B) No street, alley, public property, or public right-of-way shall be cut, trenched, excavated, or improved by any person, firm, or corporation without first having a written permit form the city.
(C) A violation of this section shall be deemed a Class E violation as defined in § 10.98 and violations shall be processed through the Ordinance Violation Bureau of the city. In addition, the city shall be entitled to recover, in a civil action, the amount of any damages caused to the street or right-of-way improvements caused by a violation of this section.
(D) If the Board of Works approves a curb cut, the person, firm or corporation requesting the curb cut will have 45 days from the date of approval to complete the curb cut. If additional time is needed, the person, firm or corporation must request more time from the Board of Works and demonstrate good cause. If the curb cut is not finished within 45 days, the permit will be revoked and the person, firm or corporation will have to reapply for a new permit before work may commence. At the time of permit application, the person, firm or corporation seeking the permit shall pay the non-refundable permit fee established by the city from time to time.
(1980 Code, § 97.06) (Ord. 1996-19, passed 6-11-1996; Am. Ord. 2007-21, passed 11-27-2007; Am. Ord. 2023-15, passed 8-88-2023) Penalty, see § 97.99