13.14.020 Definitions.
A. Emergency. An emergency under this chapter is:
1. A condition that presents an immediate danger to life or property;
2. Interruption of essential utility service;
3. Installation of utility services for buildings for which no other reasonable means of providing utility services exists;
B. Exceptions. Exceptions, which are not subject to the prohibitions on excavation and cutting set forth in this chapter, but which are subject to the restoration requirements of this chapter, are:
1. Work that the city is required to allow pursuant to state or federal law and/or city law or regulation or permit.
2. Installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in preexisting buildings in the historic downtown business district.
3. Work which the city’s public works director and/or city engineer or their designee(s) determine to be in the best interests of the public.
4. Work pursuant to a development permit or entitlement authorized by the city council.
(Ord. 2266 NCS §1 (part), 2007.)