§ 122-128. Tunneling beneath or excavating through floor or foundation to inspect or repair utility installations.

If, in the course of maintenance and supervision of any of the sewers, mains or conduits over which a building, structure or edifice has been built or erected, it becomes necessary to tunnel beneath or excavate through the floor or foundation of such building, structure or edifice for the purpose of making inspections or repairs, the person owning such building, structure or edifice and his successors or assigns shall stand and bear all of the expense and damage occasioned to such building, structure or edifice because of such tunneling or excavation. In addition, such person shall likewise stand and bear the added cost incurred by the city in tunneling beneath or excavating through the floor or foundation of such building, structure or edifice for the purpose of making such inspections or repairs, the amount of which added cost is to be determined by the director, and such amount shall be paid promptly to the city.

(Code 1967, § 26-66; Ord. No. 2863, § 2, 4-10-80)