(A) It is unlawful for any person to make any excavation or dig any trench or remove or destroy in any way any curb, gutter, sidewalk or street pavement, or alter or tear up the surface, or sidewalk or street pavement, or gutter, driveway approach, drainage well, street or alley pavement, sewer, pipeline, conduit, pole, tank or anything else in or upon any public street, highway, thoroughfare, alley, sidewalk or other public place in the city without first receiving a permit from the City Superintendent of Streets and filing the bond and certificate or certificates of insurance hereinafter specified.
(B) The provisions hereof shall not apply to work done pursuant to a contract let therefore by the city or to work done with respect to a public utility service installation or maintenance when the work is done on streets prior to the installation of street surfacing.
(1994 Code, § 12.04.080) Penalty, see § 10.99