(A) No opening in any street, highway, alley or public grounds of the Town shall remain open for a period of more than five consecutive days. One five-day extension of time on excavation openings may be granted by the person who approved the permit upon a showing by the permit holder of good and sufficient reason for such extension. Any additional extension of time on excavation openings may be granted by the Town Council on petition of the permit holder demonstrating necessity.
(B) The permit holder is solely responsible for erecting barricades or other safeguards to protect the excavation and those who are exposed to the excavation.
(2005 Code, § 92.08)