(A) Permit required. No person shall make any excavation or opening or dig any ditch, trench, tunnel or hole in, along, across or under any street, sidewalk or other public place for the purpose of laying or placing therein any pipe, wires or poles for any other purposes, unless a written permit therefor has been issued by the City Engineer; provided, that a permit shall not be required where such work is performed under a contract with the city, but in the event such work requires a sidewalk or street to be wholly or partially obstructed, the person shall notify the Engineering Department, the Public Works Department and the Public Safety Department at least two hours before obstructing the sidewalk or street, unless prevented by sudden emergency.
('84 Code, § 23-8)
(B) Application. All persons desiring a permit in order to make an opening in any street or side-walk, as set forth in division (A) of this section, shall make written application therefor, which application shall show the location of the proposed work, the purpose therefor and the plan for completing the proposed work.
('84 Code, § 23-9)
(C) Indemnification of city. Any person obtaining a permit as provided for in divisions (A) and (B) of this section agrees, as a condition of the issuance of such permit to indemnify and hold harmless the city against any claims or expenses, including attorney's fees, for bodily injury or property damage for accidents or occurrences arising out of the person's operations, excluding only the liability of the city for its sole negligence exception connection with general supervision of work performed by such person.
('84 Code, § 23-10)