§ 37-62. Permits required.

(a)

Permit required: A permit is required for any work in any public way. Work requiring permits includes, but is not limited to:

(1)

Any cut of public pavement facilities including streets, alleys, trails or sidewalks

(2)

Any excavation in public right-of-way.

(3)

Any obstruction of the travelling surface,

(4)

Any drilling, including pole installation,

(5)

Trenchless installation of any facility,

(6)

Installation of overhead lines,

(7)

Placement or erection of any item within the confines of the public way,

(8)

Landscaping requiring excavation.

(b)

Exceptions. The following work does not require a permit, provided that when a street or lane closure will occur, a permit for such a closure shall still be required:

(1)

Obstruction of traveling surfaces meeting the following conditions:

a.

Obstruction is limited to a local street or sidewalk that only abuts single or two-family residential zoned property;

b.

No excavation or earth change is required;

c.

No facilities will be disturbed;

d.

Obstruction is expected to be less than one hour per MUTCD 6G.02; and

e.

Flaggers and advanced warning signs shall be used as required by MUTCD 6E.01.

(2)

Normal property maintenance, such as mowing and trimming of public way adjacent to private property that does not impact the public way.

(3)

Work performed by employees of the city and/or contractors hired by the city when performing work in the course of their authorized employment.

(c)

Public way permits will be issued only to individuals or companies meeting the requirements of section 37-95.

(d)

No permits shall be issued to any person who shall fail, neglect or refuse to correct previous defective work, or who has outstanding balances due to the city for previous permits, utilities or other services. Exception: Permits may be issued when necessary to correct the defective work.

(Code 1966, §§ 19-20(b), 19-21; Code 1982, § 27-57; Ord. No. 2441, §§ 1—6, 8-17-1992; Ord. No. 3408, § 1, 7-23-2018 )