(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, except the city's utilities, to uncover any water main or open any water service ditches between any water main and the curb line of any street, alley, or public way in the city, open or close any street valve or service cock, or take up or dig about any service boxes, pipes, or cock belonging to the city.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to remove any manhole or catch-basin tops which are part of the sewer system of the city, unless that person, firm, or corporation is employed by the city for the purpose of cleaning, repairing, or inspecting the sewers.
(C) The city's utilities will be exempt from permit fees, but must comply with all other parts of this section.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to set any poles, do any guy-wiring, or install any pipe lines or cable lines in and along the streets or alleys of the city, unless proper application has been made to the City Engineer or his designee for the issuance of the proper permit. When the permit has been granted, the poles and wires shall be so set and maintained as not to interfere with ordinary travel along the streets, alleys, and public ways, or the private use of the property along the streets, alleys, and public ways. In all cases where convenient and proper, the poles and wires shall be placed in the alleys in the city.
(Ord. 3035, passed 5-18-92; Am. Ord. 3235, passed 5-2-94) Penalty, see § 101.99