A. Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to break, excavate, tunnel, undermine or in any manner affect the surface or base of any street, or to place, deposit or leave upon any street any earth or any other excavated material obstructing or tending to interfere with the free use of a street, trail, sidewalk or public right of way, unless such person shall first have obtained an encroachment permit therefor from the city.
B. Streets And Sidewalks:
1. No person shall make any excavation in any street, land, right of way or alley, or remove any pavement or other material from any street or improvement thereon without first obtaining an encroachment permit from the city.
2. No person shall excavate any curb, gutter or sidewalk without first obtaining an encroachment permit from the city.
C. Franchise; Public Utility: Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to waive the franchise required for any person by city ordinances or laws of the state. (Ord. 4-12-2001, 4-4-2001; amd. 2014 Code)