A. Scope: Any person maintaining pipes, lines, or facilities in the public right of way may proceed with work upon existing facilities without an excavation permit when emergency circumstances demand the work to be done immediately, provided an excavation permit could not reasonably and practicably have been obtained beforehand.
B. Regular Business Hours: In the event that emergency work is commenced on or within any public right of way of the city during regular business hours, the public works director shall be notified within one-half (1/2) hour from the time the work is commenced. The person commencing and conducting such work shall take all necessary safety precautions for the protection of the public and the direction and control of traffic, and shall ensure that the work is accomplished according to city standards and specifications, the "Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices" and other applicable laws, regulations or generally recognized practices in the industry.
C. Work Without Permit: Any person commencing emergency work in the public right of way without an excavation permit shall immediately thereafter apply for a permit or give notice during the first hour of the first regular business day on which city offices are open for business after such work is commenced. An excavation permit for such emergency work may be issued which shall be retroactive to the date when the work was begun, at the discretion of the public works director. (Ord. 2011-24, 11-15-2011)