§ 4-5.05. Safeguards Required for Necessary Obstructions.

Whenever it becomes necessary for any reason, temporarily to place, or cause to be placed, upon any street or sidewalk in the City, any obstruction whatever, which obstructs the use of said street or sidewalk, or when it becomes necessary to make any excavation in any street or sidewalk, the person placing such obstruction, or making such excavation, or causing the same to be made in or upon such street or sidewalk in the City, shall, during the time such obstruction exists, maintain at such obstruction, such safeguards as may be ordered by the Public Works Director of the City, and said person shall, during the time such obstruction exists, cause to be maintained one (1) or more lighted lanterns showing a red light, hung on each side of said obstruction so as to indicate the location of same, and to give warning to the existence of said obstruction. Said light must be placed and maintained from the hour of 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. of each day during the months of November, December, January and February, and during the months of March, April, May, June, July, August, September and October from the hour of 6:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. of the following day.

(Ord. 51-N.S., § 1, amended by Ord. 3128-C.S., § 5, and Ord. 3364-C.S., § 4, effective 12-9-04)