(a) Required. No person shall open up, make any excavation in or upon or remove any pavement from any street or alley for any purpose whatsoever, without a permit therefore. For facilities on rights-of-way as described in Chapter 1025, compliance with that chapter shall be required.
(b) Application. A written application for such permit shall be made to the Public Works Director, stating in detail the purpose for which such excavation or opening is to be made, the kind or type of surface to be broken, the time when such excavation is to commence, the period during which such excavation is to remain open, the time when such excavation shall be backfilled and the surface restored to its original condition, the name and address of the person who shall have charge of the work and a description, by street number and legal description, of the property opposite which such excavation or opening is to be made.
Such application shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Public Works Director and shall contain such additional relevant and material information as may be required by the Public Works Director.
(c) Issuance. The Public Works Director shall, within twenty-four hours after the filing of an application and bond, issue or deny a permit for the work.
(d) Appeals. Appeal from the denial of a permit shall be in writing, to the City Manager, and the decision of the City Manager shall be final.
(1977 Code §§24-101, 24-102, 24-108, 24-109; Ord. 94-80. Passed 9-19-94; Ord. 2013-26. Passed 6-3-13; Ord. 2017-56. Passed 7-17-17.)