CHAPTER 3
EXCAVATIONS

SECTION:

8-3-1: Compliance With Chapter

8-3-2: Exception, City Contracts

8-3-3: Application For Permission

8-3-4: Bond Requirements

8-3-5: Insurance

8-3-6: Deposit Required; Fund Established

8-3-7: Street Opening Fees

8-3-8: Restoration Of Surface

8-3-9: Barricades And Lights At Excavations

8-3-10: Penalty

8-3-1: COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER:

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to cut through or tear open any surface of any street, alley or other roadway within the city without first complying with the conditions set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 13.00)

8-3-2: EXCEPTION, CITY CONTRACTS:

The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to any person, firm or corporation operating under a formal written contract with the city, which contract involves the opening of a street, alley or public way. (Ord. 13.00)

8-3-3: APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION:

Any person, firm or corporation desiring to cut through or tear open the surface of any street, alley, or other roadway within the city shall first file a written application with the city engineer or city superintendent. Said application shall state the object sought, the purpose for which said street is to be cut through or broken open, the proposed area of such opening, and the exact location thereof. (Ord. 13.00; amd. Ord. 2.32)