§ 800.01. Streets, alleys, public ways and grounds.

Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section the term "Director" means the Director of Community Services.

Subd. 2. General rule. No person may make an excavation in a street or alley within the City for the purpose of installing water mains, sewer mains, stream or gas mains, or telephone or electric conduits for any other purpose without having first obtained a permit for the excavation from the Director of Community Services. A permit is not required for any street excavation made under a contract with the City or made by the City itself.

Subd. 3. Applications and regulations. The Director shall prepare the necessary application forms for permits required by subdivision 2, and shall also prepare such rules and regulations with respect to excavations as are necessary to protect the public from injury, prevent damage to public or private property, and minimize interference with the public use of streets and alleys.

Subd. 4. Permits displayed. Permits for street excavations shall be in writing, and the permit shall be kept on the site of the work while it is in progress in the custody of the individual in charge. Permits shall be displayed upon request made by any City official or police officer.

Subd. 5. Permit fees. The permit fee for each location covered by the permit is set in appendix D. Each transverse excavation and each 300 feet or portion thereof of longitudinal excavation is a location.