No person shall, without a permit so to do and except in compliance with all provisions of this subchapter, make any excavation whatever upon or within ten feet of any street, sidewalk, footwalk, public park or square; nor shall excavation of any kind be made upon the land of another without his or her consent; and any person making an excavation within ten feet of any street, sidewalk or footwalk shall keep such sidewalk or footwalk so protected that persons and property cannot fall therein, except by breaking through proper and sufficient guard rails or other adequate protection.
(1991 Code, § 18-24) Penalty, see § 93.999