(A) Any public utility company or provider that owns, operates, or leases pipes, lines, or facilities in the public way may proceed with excavation for existing facilities without a permit when emergency circumstances demand the work to be done immediately, and a permit could not reasonably and practicably have been obtained beforehand, and shall make applications no later than the next business day.
(B) Excavation required by a resident or business owner may proceed without a permit when emergency circumstances demand the work to be done immediately and provided a permit could not reasonably and practicably have been obtained beforehand and will make application no later than the next business day.
(C) In the event that emergency work is commenced on or within any public way of the city during regular business hours, the Public Works Director shall be specifically notified within one hour from the time the work is commenced. The person commencing and conducting such work shall take all necessary safety precautions for the protection of the public and the direction and control of traffic and shall ensure that work is accomplished according to City Engineering regulations, the Manual on Uniform Traffic-Control Devices, and other applicable laws, regulations, or generally recognized practices in the industry.
(D) Any person, public utility company or provider commencing emergency work in the public way during other than business hours without a permit shall give notice to the Public Works Director specifically during the first hour of the first regular business day on which city offices are open for business after such work is commenced and apply for a permit. A permit for such emergency work may be issued, which shall be retroactive to the date when the work was begun, at the discretion of the City Engineer.
(E) Any emergency work conducted on a road, street, highway, or alley that has been constructed, reconstructed, mill/repaved, overlaid or had any surface treatment(s) applied in the prior three years are subject to additional patching and restoration requirements in accordance with city standards.
(Ord. 06-2024, passed 3-6-2024)