8-3-2: MANNER OF EXCAVATING:
   A.   Compliance With Permit: It shall be unlawful to make any excavation or tunnel in any way contrary to or at variance with the terms of the permit therefor.
   B.   Bracing: Proper bracing shall be maintained to prevent the collapse of adjoining ground, and in excavations, the excavation shall not have anywhere below the surface any portion which extends beyond the opening at the surface.
   C.   Utility Properties: No injury shall be done to any pipes, cables or conduits in the making of such excavations or tunnel, and notice shall be given to the persons maintaining any such pipes, cables or conduits or to the commissioner of streets and public improvements when such pipes, cables or conduits may be endangered or affected by the making of any such excavation or tunnel before such pipes, cables or conduits shall be disturbed.
   D.   Trees And Shrubs: No unnecessary damage or injury shall be done to any tree or shrub or the roots thereof 1 . (1966 Code § 7.308)

 

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1. See also section 8-4-4 of this title.