(A) City authorization. It shall be unlawful for any person to break into or in any manner interfere with or molest any paving, street, alley, water line or sewer line within the corporate limits of the city unless first being duly authorized by the city.
(B) Excavation permit. Any person, organization, company or entity wishing to make any excavation within any public right-of-way or any public property within the city limits shall first obtain an excavation permit from the city.
(1) Application, fee; utility placement. Application for such permits shall be made to the city at City Hall. Such permits for excavation shall be made not less than 48 hours prior to the beginning of such excavation. The permit shall be approved by the Public Works Superintendent, or, in the Superintendent’s absence, the Clerk.
(a) Each application for excavation shall be accompanied with a fee that will be set by resolution. The application will not be processed until this fee has been received by the city.
(b) The application shall contain the following information: the name of person, organization or entity making application; type of utility to be installed; exact location of utility to be installed, date of the start of work; traffic-control plan, if required; depth of excavation; method of restoration of project area; map of project area, if so required by the Public Works Superintendent or Clerk.
(c) All utilities placed within public rights-of-way or on public property shall be placed a minimum of two feet beneath the finished grade of the area in which placed. Directly over the utility a magnetic locator strip, at least four inches in width, color coded for the utility being placed, shall be installed. The strip shall be installed 12 inches above the utility placement.
(d) The person making the utility installation shall provide the city with a drawing showing the actual location of the installation at the completion of the project. Failure to do so shall result in no further permits being granted until such time as the as-built drawings are submitted to the city.
(2) Site condition. The site of the excavation shall be returned to an as good or better condition. The repair of the excavation shall conform to the standards established by the state’s Standards for Public Works Construction as adopted by the city. All excess material shall be removed from the site. Failure to make proper excavation repairs or return the site to its previous condition will result in the city making the repairs and charging the person or organization responsible for the repairs the cost of work performed by the city. No further permits will be issued to this person or organization until previous excavations have been successfully completed and all costs associated with the repair have been paid.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-4) Penalty, see § 153.99