(A) It is unlawful for any person to make any excavation or dig any hole, drain or ditch in any highway or thoroughfare in the City without providing a sufficient light at night and a temporary fence or suitable obstruction around such excavation to protect the public during the day.

(B) It is unlawful for any person to maintain a well, cellar, pit or other excavation of more than two feet in depth on any unenclosed lot without substantial curbing, covering or protection. (Prior Code, § 11-1-4)