[R.O. 1993 § 525.010; R.O. of 1938 §§ 776, 795; CC 1963 Ch. 12 Art. V. §§ 12-79, 12-92]
A. 
Whoever shall, within the limits of this City, dig, make or cause to be dug or made any excavation in any street, avenue, alley or other public place, or any place immediately adjoining the same, and shall fail or neglect to place or cause to be placed around and along such excavation such barriers as shall be sufficient to prevent persons, animals, or vehicles from falling into such excavations, or shall fail to keep or fail to be kept a light burning during the night, at each end of such excavation, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
B. 
Guarding Excavations — Destroying, Etc. Barriers, Guards. Any person who shall unlawfully remove, destroy or render insecure, any barrier or guard erected about any excavation, as required by the ordinances of the City, or who shall extinguish, destroy or remove any light or lamp placed at such excavation, or shall aid in or counsel any such removal or destruction, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1993 § 525.020; R.O. of 1938 § 777-779; CC 1963 Ch. 12 Art. V. §§ 12-80 — 12-82; Ord. No. 2402 § 1, 1-12-1999]
A. 
Permit Required. Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to tear up, dig into or disturb the pavement of any street, road or alley of this City, without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City Clerk, which permit shall be countersigned by the City Manager or his/her designee.
1. 
Required Fee For Cutting Street, Etc. In order to obtain a permit for cutting, tearing up, digging or otherwise disturbing the pavement of any street, road or alley as set forth above, the applicant shall pay to the City a minimum fee of four hundred dollars ($400.00) plus the City's actual cost of labor and materials to perform and/or repair said street cut.
B. 
Bond. Said person, firm or corporation taking out such permit shall enter into a bond to the City in twice the amount which the City Manager shall compute will be sufficient to guarantee the expense of replacing said pavement in as good condition as it was at the beginning of the said work.
C. 
Failure To Comply With Subsection (A) Or (B) Herein. Any person who shall disturb, tear up or in any manner interfere with the surface of any street, without having complied with the two (2) preceding Sections, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1993 § 525.030; R.O. of 1938 § 780; CC 1963 Ch. 12 Art. V § 12-83]
Whoever shall, within the limits of this City, keep or leave open, or permit to be kept open, the grating of any vault, or the door to any cellar way, on any sidewalk attached to or belonging to any premises owned, occupied or controlled by him/her, or shall permit any vault, grating or cellar door to become and remain in such insecure condition as to endanger persons or animals falling into such vault or cellar, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 1993 § 525.040]
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.