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When any part of any street or other public place of the town shall be torn or dug up for any purpose, the person making the excavation or opening shall refill and resurface, if paved. The excavation or opening and the refilling and resurfacing shall be done in accordance with the standards and specifications of the town.
(1989 Code, § 16-43; 2003 Code, § 9-2.5)
It shall be unlawful for any person who obtains a permit under this article to do any excavation of any kind which may create or cause a dangerous condition in or near any street or other public place of the town without warning the public of excavation work, and protecting all persons using reasonable care from injuries on account of the excavation or work.
(1989 Code, § 16-44; 2003 Code, § 9-2.6)
Any person violating this article including but not limited to excavating the rights-of-way without a permit, leaving excavations open to the general public and failing to restore excavations shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, under G.S. §§ 14-4 and 160A-175 and/or a civil penalty under § 1.8 of this code.
(Adopted
1-4-2022
)