§ 7-1.205. Permits: Required.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every person shall obtain a permit from the Director of Public Services to do any of the following:

(a)

Move, or cause to be moved, on, over, along, or across any street any load or vehicle as defined in Article 1 of this chapter;

(b)

Make, or cause to be made, any excavation or encroachment in any street;

(c)

Place, change, or renew an encroachment; provided, however, an owner, lessee, or person in control of property under active agricultural use and immediately abutting the right-of-way may, without obtaining a permit, use the untraveled portion of the right-of-way abutting such property for the growing and maintenance of agricultural crops and the burning of weeds so long as such use does not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic or the drainage of the right-of-way. Encroachments for which permits are not required shall be subject to removal pursuant to the procedures and penalties set forth in Sections 1481 through 1485 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State;

(d)

Place, construct, or repair any curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway, pavement, base course, retaining wall, storm drain, culvert, pipe, conduit, cable, or other work of a similar nature in, over, along, across, or through any street;

(e)

Construct, reconstruct, or repair any street light or street lighting system in any street or in any privately-owned thoroughfare which is open to public travel. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply if any agreement with the City exists for the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of such installation;

(f)

Construct, reconstruct, repair, or maintain any overhead structure or other appurtenant facility;

(g)

Place or leave any impediment to travel upon any street;

(h)

Erect or maintain any post, sign, banner, pole, fence, guard rail, wall, loading platform, or any other structure on, over, under, or within a right-of-way;

(i)

Plant or remove any tree, shrub, or growing thing within a right-of-way;

(j)

Light or build a fire for the purpose of the disposal of weeds, brush, or debris on a right-of-way;

(k)

Use a right-of-way or other City property for commercial motion or still-picture photography;

(l)

Use the right-of-way in any manner for purposes of seismological exploration;

(m)

Conduct land surveying operations or makes traffic counts in such a way that it is necessary to excavate within a right-of-way or in any way interfere with the normal flow of traffic on a public street; and

(n)

Cause or permit water, other than water from natural sources, to flow onto or upon any street or road wherein such water is contained within the improved section by curbs or berms.

Any person who does any act set forth in this section without the authority of an encroachment permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(§§ 12100 and 12100-1 through 12100-14, S.V.M.C.)