(a) No person shall commence the performance of any work involving the opening, closing, blocking, excavating, repairing, tearing up, digging or otherwise blocking of all or part of any street so as to change the normal course of traffic on the street without first obtaining from the Police Chief a permit for traffic control thereon.
(b) Such person shall apply to the Police Chief for a permit to implement traffic control according to a traffic control diagram which is to be submitted to the Police Chief and approved by the Police Chief prior to the issuance of such permit.
(c) Such traffic control diagram shall include therein a provision for the use of such flagmen as are necessary, in the judgment of the Police Chief, for the adequate and safe control of traffic at the construction site.
(d) Upon the issuance of such permit, the person to whom the permit is issued shall, at his own expense, install and maintain such signs, warning devices, lights, barricades, drums, cones or flagmen, as shown on the traffic control diagram and failure to install and maintain the same shall be a ground for the issuance of a stop order or revocation of the permit by the Police Chief and/or the revocation of any permit issued by the Building Department of the City.
(Ord. 40-79. Passed 5-22-79; Ord. 86-2000. Passed 10-24-00.)