§ 10-20-160 — Tearing up public ways

10-20-160 Tearing up public ways.

Unless a specific penalty is otherwise provided, any person who shall injure or tear up any pavement, side or crosswalk, or any part thereof, dig any hole, ditch or drain in, or dig or remove any sod, stone, earth, sand or gravel from any public way or public ground in the city without having first obtained the necessary permit from the executive director of emergency management and communications and the commissioner of transportation, or who violates the terms or conditions of a permit for such work, shall be subject to a penalty for each offense of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00. (Prior code § 33-5; Amend Coun. J. 7-13-88, p. 15000; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10925; Amend Coun. J. 6-23-93, p. 34415; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 15; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-13-09, p. 61354, § 1) Editor's note – Formerly § 10-20-050.