All owners and operators of a utility lines, facilities and systems for producing, transmitting or distributing communications, electric power, gas, oil, petroleum products, chemicals, water supply, steam, heat, waste, sewage, irrigation water, storm water not connected with highway drainage, street and highway lighting and other similar commodities and services, including railroads, publicly owned fire and police signal or traffic control systems which directly or indirectly serve the public or any part thereof, shall be required to secure a written permit or in urgent situations to obtain advance approval for the issuance of a written permit from the City Planner prior to performing any work in the installation, construction, maintenance, repair, restoration, rehabilitation, relocation or removal of any utility lines, facilities or systems where the roadways, shoulders, rights-of-way or traffic will be affected by the work operations or by the new facility occupancy. Utility companies holding franchises or paying a gross receipt tax with the city may, in lieu of obtaining a permit, file a notice of installation, hereinafter referred to as “notice,” with the City Planner, which notice shall contain the same information as is required in an application for permit under § 19-201.
(`90 Code, § 19-91) (Ord. 2714, passed 1-18-83)