(A) (1) No person shall make any excavation, nor build or construct any fence, sidewalk or building or structure of any nature in any street, road, avenue, lane, alley or public grounds of or in the city for any purpose, or remove any earth or soil therefrom, until he or she shall have been authorized to do so by a written permit from the Council.
(2) No person, when so authorized, shall make any such excavation or construction, except in accordance with the conditions, provisions, limitations and specifications contained in the permit and until he or she shall have erected a guard or fence about the place of the excavation or building, sufficient to prevent persons or animals from being injured by falling into the excavation or by articles falling from the construction.
(3) Every person making the excavation or construction, when it is accomplished, or at any time when ordered by the Council, shall without delay, fill or remove the same, so that the public grounds or thoroughfares shall be in at least as good condition as before the excavation or construction was made.
(Prior Code, § 610.01)
(B) It is unlawful for any person to mar, injure, deface, destroy or place or caused to be placed any advertising device or representation of any kind or nature upon any fence, tree, guide posts or boards, sign boards, awnings, lamp posts, lamps or lanterns, street signs, telephone poles or electric poles upon or along any street, road, avenue, lane, alley, square or other public place in the city.
(Prior Code, § 610.03)
Penalty, see § 156.99