Division C
Administrative Provisions
Part 1 — General
Section 1.9. 
Temporary Occupancy of a Street for Construction Purposes
1.9.1. General Requirements
1.9.1.1. Permit Required Prior to Occupancy of Street
1) No person shall occupy a street or the air space above a street in connection with, or incidental to the construction or maintenance of any building, without first obtaining a street use permit from the City Engineer.
1.9.1.2. Permit Required Prior to Excavation in Street
1) No person shall excavate or backfill any part of a street without first obtaining a street use permit from the City Engineer.
1.9.1.3. Liability Disclaimer
1) An application for a street use permit shall contain an undertaking by the owner to save harmless the City against all claims, liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses in consequence of, or in any way incidental to the granting of such permit, in a form satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services.
1.9.2. Overhead Construction
1.9.2.1. Permit Required for Overhead Construction
1) No person shall cause a swing scaffold or construction hoisting device to occupy the air space above a street without first obtaining a street use permit from the City Engineer.
1.9.2.2. Prevention of Public Entry
1) The street under a swing scaffold or construction hoisting device shall be fenced, roped off or otherwise protected against public entry to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
1.9.3. Public Safety
1.9.3.1. Construction Site Protection of the Public Required
1) No person shall construct, alter or repair any building unless fencing, boarding, barricades or covered walkways as required by Part 8, Division B, Book I have first been erected on or adjacent to the street, to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official.
2) The Chief Building Official may modify the requirements of Sentence (1) if satisfied that the location of the construction is sufficiently protected or remote from areas frequented by the public.
1.9.3.2. Permit Required for Fencing, Boarding, Barricades or Covered Walkways
1) No person shall erect fencing, boarding, barricades or covered walkways on a street, without first obtaining a street use permit from the City Engineer.