(A) No private citizen shall cause or attempt to cause an interruption of power, gas, or water service without first giving notice of the intention to the utility company involved, and no repair or alternation shall thereafter be initiated until the property owner and utility company shall have first taken adequate safeguards to prevent damage to adjacent property and/or injury to citizens.
(B) The repair and maintenance of water, gas, and sewer lines or conduits within property lines and not within parkway-utility easements, ordinary utility easements, streets, or public ways shall be the exclusive responsibility of the property owner whereon the lines exist. The repair and maintenance of power lines or conduits from the point that a meter or box is attached to a structure and from that point on throughout the residence or structures shall be the exclusive responsibility of the property owner.
(C) Excavations occurring incident to repairs and maintenance as outlined in § 52.03(G), shall be filled immediately after completion of the repairs and in no event shall the excavations be permitted to remain open for a period of time in excess of ten consecutive days from the date that the same were initially made. The restoration of the excavations shall be to a condition equal to or better than the original condition prior to excavation.
(Ord. 62, passed 11-13-1972) Penalty, see § 52.99