Any person obtaining a permit as provided for in §§ 40.01 and 40.02, as a requirement for issuance of the permit, shall execute and deliver to the city a good and sufficient bond, with corporate security or other surety approved by City Council in an amount equal to one and one-half the estimated amount of restoring the street or sidewalk as it existed prior to the excavation, the aforesaid bond being conditioned upon the restored area remaining in a good state of repair, free from maintenance for a period of one year from the date the restoration made by the permitter is completed. In addition to the aforesaid bond, the city shall be provided an indemnity to hold harmless the city against any claims or expenses, including attorney fees, for bodily injury, for property damages for accidents or accordance rising out of the persons, firm or entity, excluding only the liability of the city for its sole negligence except in connection with general supervision of work performed by the person, firm or entity. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 06-01, passed 1-3-06; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99