1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, when the application made in accordance with Sections 141.23 and 141.24 of this chapter shall be approved, and the certificate of insurance and the street excavation bond, or receipt of deposit in lieu of bond by the City Treasurer as provided for in this chapter shall be approved and placed on file in the office of the Building Inspector, the excavation permit or obstruction permit, as the case may be, shall be issued to the applicant to allow for the particular work specified in the application to commence. The Building Inspector may impose conditions, restrictions, or requirements upon the issuance of the permit and the performance of the applicant thereunder in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare; to ensure the structural integrity of the right-of-way; to maximize efficient use of the right-of-way; to protect the property and safety of other users of the right-of-way; and to minimize the disruption and inconvenience to the traveling public, which conditions, restrictions, or requirements shall be stated on the face of the permit or communicated to the permittee in writing by the Building Inspector. The permit shall specifically state that it is issued subject to all stipulations of the applicant made in applying for the permit and that the work shall be done in accordance with the detailed plans and specifications approved in connection with the application and in accordance with any and all further conditions, restrictions, or requirements stated on the permit.
2. Immediate notice shall be given to the Building Inspector whenever emergency work must be commenced prior to application for a permit under this chapter. Such notice shall be given no later than upon the first business day after commencement of such emergency work, and application for an excavation permit shall be made within three business days of the commencement of the work.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a permit shall not be issued to excavate in a permanently improved street. Applicants shall determine and submit for approval of the Building Inspector alternative methods of making the utility service connections under such streets; provided, however, the Building Inspector may give written permission for a street excavation permit to be issued in such instances upon determining that one or more of the following conditions exist:
A. An emergency endangering life or property exists, which warrants allowing the requested excavation;
B. An interruption of essential utility service is threatened unless the requested excavation is allowed;
C. The public work for which the excavation is requested is mandated by City, State or Federal legislation;
D. There is no other reasonable means of providing utility service to a property except by allowing the requested excavation; or
E. The requested excavation is in the best interest of the general public in light of the facts and circumstances of the particular request.