PB7-3. - Excavation permit issuance; terms, signing.  


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  • The secretary, upon receiving such application and the city comptroller-treasurer's [finance officer's] receipt for such deposit, shall issue a permit for the making of such opening and excavation, if the purpose thereof is lawful, in which permit it shall be specified and provided that the earth shall be replaced in the excavation, and made as firm and solid by saturating with water and by tamping as before it was removed, and that the macadam, paving or other surface shall be replaced in like manner and made as firm and in as good condition as before it was removed. Such permit shall also provide that the entire work to be done by the applicant shall be completed within a specified number of days after the date thereof. The time so to be limited shall be a reasonable time, considering the extent and character of the work, and the extent and character of the use of the park or parkway and the interruption to travel, but in no case for more than fifteen (15) days. Such permit shall be countersigned by the general superintendent of parks. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 1021.030)