Any person desiring to make any connection; or lay, or construct any sewer, drain, gas, water or other pipe or conduit, or dig any hole, ditch or trench; or make any excavation or tunnel in or under any street, avenue, alley, parking, pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk or easement through property in the city shall first obtain permission form the city building inspector who shall verify the location of any water or sewage lines in the area.  

(Code 1987)

Any person desiring to make a cut in any street, alley, pavement or sidewalk shall first make application to the city clerk. He or she shall be issued a permit, upon approval by the street supervisor and payment of the appropriate fee. A blanket permit may be issued if the excavation project involves more than one cut.  

(Ord. 1400, Sec. 1)

The following fees shall apply for a Cut Pavement Permit:

(a)   A fee of $50.00 will be charged and a permit issued for each separate cut to any street, alley or pavement constructed with concrete, brick, asphalt or hot mix which has a perimeter measurement of 30 lineal feet or less. An additional charge of $1.00 per lineal foot of perimeter will be assessed for cuts over the minimum 30 lineal feet.

(b)   A fee of $10.00 will be charged and a permit issued for each separate cut to any sidewalk or pavement not a part of an alley or street.

(c)   A fee of $50.00 per city block number, or equivalent, will be charged for any excavation, auger or tunnel in or under any unpaved street or alley.  

(Ord. 1400, Sec. 2)

Excavations of pavement, gutter or sidewalk shall be in accordance with specifications on file in the city clerk’s office. All replacement of pavement, gutter or sidewalks shall be done by persons who are experienced in such work and fully qualified to do the same in a proper and substantial manner. The replacement of pavement, gutters or sidewalks shall be done with identical material, with the exception that hot mix may be replaced with concrete. Any person who shall persistently fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section or any reasonable orders and directions of the city building inspector may be refused any further permits by the city clerk.  

(Ord. 1066, Sec. 3; Code 1987)

Any person that has not properly backfilled or paved any cut or excavation within the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a violation of this code. Such person to whom the permit for such work was issued shall not be issued further permits until such charges have been paid in full.