(A) If in his judgment traffic conditions, the safety or convenience of the traveling public, or the public interest require that the excavation work be performed as emergency work, the City Engineer shall have full power to order, at the time the permit is granted, that a crew of workers and adequate facilities be employed by the permittee twenty-four (24) hours a day to the end that, such excavation work may be completed as soon as possible.
(B) In the event of any emergency in which a sewer, main, conduit, or utility in or under any street breaks, bursts, or otherwise is in such condition as to immediately endanger the property, life, health, or safety of any individual, the person owning or controlling such sewer, main, conduit, or utility, without first applying for and obtaining an excavation permit hereunder, shall immediately take proper emergency measures to cure or remedy the dangerous conditions for the protection of the property, life, health, and safety of individuals. However, such person owning or controlling such facility shall notify the Police Department in person or by telephone of the emergency, shall notify the City Engineer not later than the end of the next succeeding day during which the City Engineer's office is open for business, and shall not proceed with permanent repairs to the surface without first notifying the City Engineer.
(Ord. passed 2-17-86) Penalty, see § 91.99