Every application for a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). A separate application and permit shall be required for each tunnel, excavation, trench or other opening. In the case of an excavation, trench or other opening, the application for a permit shall be accompanied by a deposit of ten dollars ($10.00) for each square foot of surface affected by such excavation, trench or other opening, with a minimum deposit of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The deposit provided in this section shall not apply to bonded and insured contractors performing work for the City, to major subdivisions where financial guarantees and deposits are in place pursuant to a subdivider's agreement, or to utility companies operating within the City pursuant to a franchise granted by the City.
(Ord. 123-92. Passed 11-9-92.)