§ 97.030 PERMIT REQUIRED.
   (A)   No person shall injure or tear up any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground, or any part thereof, dig any hole, ditch or drain in, or dig or remove any sod, stone, earth, sand or gravel from, or dig, place or construct any tunnel or drive, or bore for any pipe conduit, wire main or shaft in or under any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground in the village without having first obtained written permission from the Street Department given in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter or other ordinances of the village.
   (B)   Excavations shall be made in accordance with § 97.032 of this chapter. Excavations greater than 50 feet in length will be removed in accordance with § 97.032 of this chapter and replaced by the applicant and inspected in accordance with § 97.034 of this chapter.
Penalty, see § 97.999
Statutory reference:
   State law as to power of village to regulate openings in streets for laying water mains and sewers, see 65 ILCS 5/11-80-7