(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, or firm (herein referred to as “contractor”) to open or excavate any street in the city without first obtaining a permit from the city.
(B) It shall be the responsibility of the person, corporation, or firm excavating the street to notify the Fire Department and Police Department and to install barricades, flags, and any other safety measures necessary during the time of construction and until all hazards have been corrected after the completion of the work and surface, the same as original.
(C) All excavation in the roadway shall be replaced by tamping, jetting, backfilling, shall be replaced to a level of minimum of 0 inches above the original roadway elevation, and a good riding surface must result in the roadway. All repairs shall be subject to acceptance by the city.
(D) Fees for permits as set forth in division (A) shall be as set by City Council ordinance. The fee set out herein shall not be collected by the city if the proposed excavation is to be made in a street which is neither in use by the public nor cut to grade for such use; likewise, these charges shall not be collected if the proposed excavation is to be made in a street located in a subdivision then in process of development if all street improvements are by the developer at his or her expense and the excavation is made before the streets are accepted by the city.
(Ord. 49, passed 1-17-1955) Penalty, see § 95.99