§ 5-2-1-8. KINDS AND CATEGORIES OF PERMITS.
   (A)   Right-of-way use permit (with no excavations). This class of permit is required whenever there are activities performed in the paved or unpaved areas within the public right-of-way, and does not include any excavations. This permit is also required for trenchless or boring work within the right-of-way. If any portion of a travel lane or sidewalk is even partially blocked, a right-of-way use permit shall be obtained and a 24-hour emergency phone number and permit number shall be posted in clear view at the job site at all times.
   (B)   Excavation permit. This class of permit is required whenever excavation is being made in the paved or unpaved areas of the public right-of-way. For paved areas, this permit includes the use of the lane in which excavation is located. For unpaved areas, this permit includes the use of the lane adjacent to the excavation.
      (1)   To the fullest extent reasonably possible without impeding the restoration of needed utility services or when a clear and present danger to public safety is demonstrated, the City Engineer may restrict excavation in streets that have been constructed or resurfaced within two years prior to the permit application date.
   (C)   Annual utility permit. This class of permit allows cable operators and utilities to maintain existing infrastructure within the public right-of-way. This permit shall also allow utilities to perform emergency repair work, the duration of which is less than four hours. This permit shall extend to contractors employed by the cable operator or utility as long as the contractors are carrying documentation (in the form of a letter on the cable operator's or utility's letterhead stating the nature and duration of the work being performed on behalf of the cable operator or utility) of the employment. However, if the work impedes traffic flow, written notification must be made to the City Engineer.
(Am. Ord. 15, 2020, passed 12-7-2020) Penalty, see § 1-1-2-3