§ 13.08.020. Permit required.

A.

No person shall perform any work, make or cause to be made any cut or excavation in or under any street, alley, sidewalk, parkway or driveway within the city right of way without having first obtained a permit as required in this chapter. Permits are not required for the following activities in the Parkway: (1) utility service installations and repairs that require excavation depth of four feet or less than four feet and (2) utility pole installation or removal. Permittees who obtain a permit issued pursuant to this chapter that includes sidewalk cuts will not be required to obtain an additional separate sidewalk permit pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 13.04.

B.

When an emergency occurs that requires an excavation, no permit shall be required prior to beginning work needed to respond to the emergency. All other work shall not proceed until a permit has been issued. The permit official shall be notified of the emergency as soon as possible. Limitations on hours of work in this Code shall not apply to work required in response to an emergency. Emergencies exist only when there is a present danger to life, health or property, including but not limited to utility service outage. A permit shall be submitted as soon as possible but no later than noon of the city business day following the day the emergency occurred.

(Ord. No. 17487, § 1, 1-18-2011)