(A) Emergency situations. Each registrant shall immediately notify the Director of any event regarding its facilities that it considers to be an emergency.
(1) The registrant may take whatever actions are necessary to respond to the emergency.
(2) An excavators’ notification to Gopher State One Call regarding an emergency situation does not fulfill this requirement.
(3) Within 2 business days after the occurrence of the emergency, the registrant shall:
(a) Apply for the necessary permits;
(b) Pay the fees associated therewith; and
(c) Fulfill the rest of the requirements necessary to bring itself into compliance with this subchapter for the actions taken in response to the emergency.
(B) City aware. If the city becomes aware of an emergency regarding a registrant’s facilities, the city:
(1) Will attempt to contact the local representative of each registrant affected, or potentially affected, by the emergency; and
(2) May take whatever action it deems necessary to respond to the emergency, the cost of which shall be borne by the person whose facilities occasioned the emergency.
(C) Non-emergency situations. Except in an emergency, any person who, without first having obtained the necessary permit, obstructs or excavates a right-of-way must subsequently:
(1) Obtain a permit, and as a penalty:
(a) Pay double the normal deposit for the permit; and
(b) Pay double all the other fees required by the city code;
(2) Deposit with the city the fees necessary to correct any damage to the right-of-way; and
(3) Comply with all of the requirements of this subchapter.
(Am. Ord. 85, 6th Series, passed 3-3-2015)