(A) Required. Except as otherwise provided in this code, it is unlawful for any person to injure or to make an opening in, or tear up any public way or other public place without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the Board of Public Works. It is unlawful to dig any ditch or drain or to remove any sod, stone, earth, sand, or gravel from any public way or public ground in the city without first having obtained a written permit from the Board of Public Works.
(Prior Code, § 97.075)
(B) Application. All applications for permits which are required under division (A) above shall be made in writing to the Board of Public Works and shall contain exact descriptions, specifications, and diagrams, as requested, showing the time, place, and character of the opening and the purpose thereof and other facts which the Board may deem necessary.
(Prior Code, § 97.076)
(C) Conditions on issuance. The Board of Public Works shall not issue any permit for breaking into any public way until it has been fully advised of the time and place of the opening and the purpose thereof and shall have an estimate of the cost of inspection and of restoring the pavement and surface to a condition equally as good as it was before it was opened, with a fair additional sum as margin for contingent damages. The Board may, if in its opinion it is necessary, require the work to be done under authority of a permit to be supervised and inspected by either the City Engineer or a competent Inspector appointed by him or her. If the city deems it necessary to place an Inspector in charge of the work, the expense of supervision and inspection by the Inspector shall be charged to the person whom the permit was issued, and the amount of the expense shall be paid by the person.
(Prior Code, § 97.077)