Legal Documents of Maryville

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, public or private utility, association, or others to make any cut or excavation in any street, curb, alley, or public right-of-way, or to tunnel under any street, curb, alley, or public right-of-way in the city without having first obtained a permit, as herein required, and without complying with the provisions of this chapter; and it shall be unlawful to violate, or to vary from, the terms of any such permit; provided, however, any person maintaining pipes, lines, driveways, or other facilities in or under the surface of any public right-of-way may proceed with an opening without a permit when emergency circumstances demand the work to be done immediately, provided the permit could not reasonably and practicably have been obtained beforehand. The person shall therefore apply for a permit on the first regular business day on which the office of the engineering and public works director, or his/her designee, is open for business, and said permit shall be retroactive to the date when the work was begun; however, said requirement of this section may be waived by the engineering and public works director, or his/her designee. (1999 Code, § 16-201)