§ 98.20  PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
   (A)   Any person who shall desire to make any excavations or drillings in any paved or surfaced street or alley within the corporate limits of the city, for any purpose whatsoever, shall first make application to the office of the City Building Commissioner for a permit to make such excavation or drill holes.  In the event any excavation or drilling shall be made in an emergency without first obtaining a permit therefor, such permit shall be applied for within 48 hours after such excavation or drilling is commenced.
   (B)   No permit shall be required to install or remove utility poles, cables, or other utility facilities except where such installation or removal shall break or disturb a paved surface in a street or alley.
('80 Code, § 22-32)  Penalty, see § 10.99