(A) No person, firm, or corporation, or combination thereof, shall hereafter dig any holes or trenches upon, through, or beneath the streets, avenues, alleys, squares, and public grounds of the city, nor lay any pipes, mains, laterals, or any connecting or service pipes, nor any underground sewer or underground wiring along, across, or beneath the streets, avenues, alleys, squares, and public grounds of the city, without first having filed with the Public Works Department an application and plan in writing to do so and without having first obtained a formal written approval of such application and map and a permit to perform such work, except in the following cases:
(1) Street cutting permit fee will be established by the City Council during the Annual Budgeting Process.
(2) In cases of emergency that may arise on holidays or outside of prescribed working hours of city hall offices, utility companies may cut or puncture the right-of-way of streets and alleys without first getting a permit to do such work, provided that where such cuttings or punctures are made by any such utility company in the right-of-way of a street or alley, such company shall apply for and obtain a permit for such work on the first working day after the work is done.
(B) Prior to the cutting of any street, a street cutting permit must be physically in the possession of the individual or concern performing the work. Instructions on the procedures to restore the street to its original condition will be included. On a paved street, after all the procedures to include placing the concrete have been followed, the city will put in the asphalt.
(Ord. 64-3, passed 6-9-64; Am. Ord. 72-12, passed 5-9-72) Penalty, see § 96.99