(A) No person, other than a duly authorized officer or employee of the city, shall make an excavation or boring in any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground for any purpose whatever unless he or she has obtained a permit in writing therefor from the City Engineer and unless he or she has paid a uniform fee of $50 for each and every such permit issued. A paid appropriate performance deposit in the amounts of $70/square foot (minimum of $2,000) for asphalt roads and $100/square foot (minimum of $21,500) for concrete roads and main roads is required for each opening. Sidewalk deposit shall be $10/square foot (minimum of $1,000). If unpaved roadway, deposit to be $1,000.
(B) No person shall make an excavation or boring in any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground for any purpose whatever until such person has filed with the Director of Public Service a public liability policy, indemnifying the city and its officials, in the sum of $300,000 for the injury or death of any person and $100,000 for property damage. The only exemption will be homeowners doing their own sidewalk and/or driveway apron installation and/or repairs. Homeowners must sign a disclaimer acknowledging responsibility for damages to all public and private utilities.
(Prior Code, § 1020.01) (Ord. 144-1998, passed 7-27-1998; Ord. 144-2015, passed 10-12-2015)