No person, either as principal or agent, shall make any excavation in any part of the streets, alleys, highways, parkings, sidewalk areas or other public property for the purpose of laying, installing or maintaining any pipeline in or upon such property without first having obtained a permit from the City Clerk to do so. The applicant for such permit shall file with the City Clerk a plan showing in detail the size of such pipeline, the exact location of such excavation or pipeline, the depth and width thereof and the location thereof, with particular reference to all structures or lines of the City or any public utility, and the sidewalks, pavements or other public improvements. Each applicant for a permit hereafter shall pay an inspection and regulation fee for such permit based on the number of rods in length that such pipeline occupies in the streets, alleys, highways, parkings, sidewalk areas or other public property belonging to the City in the following amounts:
Where the width of the ditch excavated for such pipeline does not exceed twenty-five inches, the fee shall be per rod, even though more than one pipeline is laid in the same ditch.
Each owner of a pipeline shall, for each year such pipeline is continued and maintained under the streets or alleys, pay on May 1 in each year, an annual inspection and regulation fee per rod for each pipeline for each and every rod such pipeline occupies in the streets, alleys, highways, parkings, sidewalk areas or other public property belonging to the City, provided, however, that upon the payment per rod for a permit, such owner shall not be required to pay the annual inspection and regulation fee per rod until May 1 following the issuance of such permit. Any permit may be revoked upon ten days notice for the failure to pay the fees herein required and each day of continuance of the pipeline after such revocation shall constitute a separate offense. Before any excavation is made for the purpose of removing any pipeline located in or upon any part of any street, alley, highway, parking, sidewalk area or other public property, the person desiring to make the removal shall obtain a permit for such purpose in the same manner as provided herein for the installation of such pipeline and shall pay an inspection and regulation fee to be determined as provided herein for the installation of such pipeline.
(Ord. 1167. Passed 12-19-89; Res. 20181001. Passed 10-23-18.)