(A) In the event of an emergency, work on a utility facility within the public right-of-way may commence without submitting an application for a right-of-way use permit.
(B) In such event, the person responsible for completing the work or activity shall:
(1) Notify the town of the emergency and provide a brief description of the work or activity to be done as soon as practicable after learning of the emergency. Such emergency notification under this division (B)(1) must be sufficient to notify the town at the earliest time possible following the discovery of the emergency and may be either written or oral;
(2) Submit an application, bond and indemnity agreement for a right-of-way use permit within 24 hours of starting its work, or the next working day, to the Clerk-Treasurer, whichever is sooner;
(3) Attach to the application a full and complete written explanation concerning the emergency and its cause; and
(4) In the event that the Town Council shall determine that in its judgment, an emergency did not exist, he or she shall forward a copy of the application and all attachments to the Town Attorney as a violation of this subchapter.
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 10-12-2021) Penalty, see § 92.99