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17.08.070 PAVING, CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION, OBSTRUCTION—PERMIT AND RESTORATION—REQUIRED.

No person shall place or use, or cause to be placed or used, any material, machinery or apparatus for building, paving, construction, excavation, demolition or other purposes, on any street, sidewalk or public place, without a permit having been first obtained from the Superintendent of Streets. Such permit shall specify the portion of the sidewalk or street to be used and the period of such use, as well as the equipment to be used and the purpose for which it is to be used. The permit shall also specify the condition to which the street, sidewalk or public property must be restored.