The provisions of this subchapter, relative to securing permits, shall not apply to officers or employees of the village engaged in doing work for the village; nor to persons or corporations doing work for the village under contract; nor to persons or corporations which are operating under a franchise or grant from the village if franchise provides for the making of excavations and tunnels without securing a permit therefor. When in the opinion of the Director of Public Works and with the concurrence of the chairman of the Public Ways Committee the work or improvement is of a minor nature, the provisions of this chapter relative to securing permits, bonds, and payment of fees shall not apply.
('77 Code, § 99.042)