1. Emergency Situations. Each registrant under this chapter shall immediately notify the Building Inspector of any event regarding its equipment which it considers to be an emergency. The registrant may proceed to take whatever actions are necessary in order to respond to the emergency. Within two business days after the occurrence of the emergency, the registrant shall apply for the necessary right-of-way permits, pay the fees associated therewith, and fulfill the rest of the requirements necessary to bring itself into compliance with this chapter for the actions it took in response to the emergency. If a storm, flood, or other Citywide emergency event causes system-wide damages to the equipment of a utility service company, requiring emergency repairs without obtaining the necessary right-of-way permits, the City Council may, upon request by the company sustaining such damage, waive or modify the requirement that permits be obtained after the making of emergency repairs in response to such event. If the Building Inspector becomes aware of an emergency regarding a registrant’s equipment, the Building Inspector may attempt to contact the local representative of each registrant affected or potentially affected by the emergency. In any event, the Building Inspector may take whatever action it deems necessary in order to respond to the emergency, the cost of which shall be borne by the registrant whose equipment occasioned the emergency.
2. Non-Emergency Situations. Except in an emergency, any person who obstructs or excavates a right-of-way without a permit must subsequently obtain a permit, pay double the normal fee for such permit, pay double all the other fees required by this chapter, deposit with the Building Inspector the fees necessary to correct any damage to the right-of-way and comply with all of the requirements of this chapter. In lieu of requiring such person to pay double the fees as provided in this subsection, the City Manager may assess an administrative penalty against such person as provided in Section 141.41.