(A) Application. All excavation and construction within city-owned right-of-way or public grounds shall require a permit issued by the City Engineer upon application by the property owner, licensed contractor municipal or franchise utility, city departments or other licensee as defined below, actually performing the work. Such application shall indicate the location of the construction, the name and address of the applicant who is to do the work, whether public liability insurance is in force, and that the applicant has verified the location of underground utilities with all owners of underground facilities, and that the applicant has notified those persons or companies of the time that excavation will commence. The making of an application shall be deemed notice to the public works department of the plan to cut the street surfacing or pavements to obstruct the public way or perform other work in the public right-of-way. Such permits shall not be valid until six hours after receipt unless the City Engineer waives this requirement.
(B) Emergencies. In an emergency, authorized persons or companies may commence excavations provided that they shall have made a reasonable effort to inform the police, the Public Works Department, City Engineer, and the utilities whose underground utilities might be involved in any way, and those involved in the work shall make written application at the earliest practicable moment.
(C) Fees. All applicants, except property owners performing minor repairs to sidewalks or driveways defined above, city departments, municipal utilities and franchise utilities exempted by franchise; shall pay a permit fee as the City Council may from time to time establish by resolution. A single excavation shall be deemed to constitute all the excavation or construction necessary for a single connection, single driveway and adjoining sidewalk or a cut for installing a main, service, pole or structure not exceeding 100 feet in length within public property.
(D) New subdivisions. A contractor’s license as specified below shall be required, but permit fees will not be applicable for installation or construction of public improvements within new subdivisions. A separate inspection fee is established in Ch. 156 of this code of ordinances.
(2011 Code, § 50.0111.2)