(A) Every person, firm or corporation filing an application for a permit to make an excavation in a sidewalk, street or other public place shall do so on a form supplied by the Director of Public Works, and each such application shall state the exact location and dimensions of the proposed excavation, and shall be accompanied by plans satisfactory to the Director of Public Works showing the extent and type of work to be performed. Each applicant must contain a "Dig-Safe" Control Number and any excavation must comply with the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1.2-1 et seq.
(B) Every person, firm or corporation filing an application for a permit to make an excavation in a
sidewalk, street or other public place shall agree to and shall restore the surface, sidewalk or pavement from one side to the other over the total width of the surface, sidewalk or pavement and length of the excavation in accordance with the specifications for road repairs and any such other specifications prescribed by the Director of Public Works, and shall further agree that if, in the opinion of the Director, the work restoration is not in strict accordance with such specifications, then the town
may restore the same and charge to the applicant the cost thereof.
('73 Code, § 21-12) (Ord. passed 8-29-52; Am. Ord. passed 10-5-70; Am. Ord. passed 2-21-89)