Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). No person, except an authorized City employee or a contractor performing work under a contract with the City, shall make any excavation in a street, alley, sidewalk, or public ground without first having secured a permit therefor from the City Clerk/Treasurer. The fee for such permit shall be as set by City Council for each location covered by the permit, but no fee shall be required for an excavation made pursuant to a permit.