12.10.030 Permit required.
A. A utility may not place, install or maintain a utility within a public way without a city issued utility permit.
B. Annual permits can be issued for:
1. Service connections, except where road crossings are to be open cut or trenched; and
2. Construction in public utility easements.
C. Temporary permits can be issued for:
1. Removal, modification, or replacement of any city-owned facilities.
2. Relocation or modification of the existing facilities.
3. Closing a lane of traffic or requires traffic control.
4. Excavating of existing material or placement of fill materials or aggregate in the right-of-way.
5. The installation of facilities above or below ground for the purpose of expansion or upgrade.
6. Installing facilities, cable, wire, or lines in an existing conduit installed by another utility.
D. Emergency permit can be issued for:
1. Emergency repairs outside the normal business hours of the city of Bethel, when there is a condition of imminent danger to the health, safety, and welfare of property or persons located within the city including, but not limited to, damage to persons or property from natural or manmade consequences. [Ord. 15-01 § 3.]