(A) No cut, excavation or removal of material shall be made in any street, alley, avenue or public grounds by any person, firm, or corporation, until a permit for such cut, excavation or removal of material has been obtained from the office of the Public Works Director. The Public Works Director shall make available applications for such work; and, upon application and agreement to properly repair and backfill and the submission of a certificate of insurance for said cuts or excavations shall issue a permit for such work. The fee for such permits shall be $150 for a 30 day permit. If the permitted activity cannot be completed within the estimated time, the applicant must request a permit extension prior to the time needed, any extension shall be for 15 days with a fee of $100 per extension; except, no fee shall be charged to municipally-owned facilities to the city. Said fee shall be paid to the General Fund of the city and made payable to the Clerk-Treasurer of said city. All permit recipients’ must also:
(1) Notifying all utility companies who might have facilities or lines that could be affected by the excavation 48 hours prior to the excavation.
(2) Notifying the City Fire Department, Police Department and Street Department on the day of the excavation prior to the commencement of the excavation so that these departments may reroute the city and emergency vehicles.
(3) Notifying the public of the existence of the excavation with appropriate barriers and warning lights in order to protect the public from damage to person and property as a result of the excavation.
(4) Insuring that the excavated area is properly refilled with suitable material and adequately compacted to assure safe and easy passage over the area.
(5) Making permanent repairs in the street, alley or sidewalk to restore the same to a condition which is as good or better than that which existed at the time of the excavation within 30 days of the date in which the excavation was commenced. Extensions of time may be granted for just cause and upon appeal to an approval by the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(6) Notifying the City Fire Department, Police Department and Street Department when the excavation is completed and the street, alley or sidewalk is restored to use by the general public.
(B) If a person, firm or corporation fails to make adequate temporary or permanent repairs of the excavation the city may make the repairs and charge the entity doing the excavation the reasonable cost of such repairs.
(‘74 Code, § 92.01) (Ord. 1146, passed 1-5-25; Am. Ord. 91-2, passed 2-25-91; Am. Ord. 2020-19, passed 10-12-20; Am. Ord. 2020-24, passed 11-9-20) Penalty, see § 95.99