(A) Before an excavation permit is issued, the applicant shall deposit with the Finance Department cash, a certified check or surety bond for $5,000 for four or fewer openings, and $10,000 for five or more openings, to cover the cost of repairing and relaying the pavement to be removed and the cost of any new material required. However, any public utility company duly licensed by the state or private contractor approved by the City Engineer may deposit, in lieu of cash or a certified check, a surety bond issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state in the amount specified in this division (A). If the pavement is not, in the sole judgment of the city, properly repaired and re-laid, work areas not properly restored to original condition and/or damage to other infrastructure as a result of the work performed, the Director of Public Service shall make, or cause to be made, such repairs as are necessary in his or her sole judgment, and the costs thereof, together with any other expenses incurred by the city, shall be charged against the deposit or surety bond, and the balance shall be returned to the applicant after the completion of the repairs or repaving. If the deposit is insufficient to reimburse the city, the Director shall issue a warrant for the collection of the remainder due the city.
(B) Before a permit is issued, the City Engineer may require any public utility or contractor, at its sole cost, to provide an inspection of the project, utilizing a city inspector approved by the City Engineer.
(C) Notwithstanding division (A) hereof, an applicant may be issued an excavation permit upon the posting of cash, a certified check or surety bond for $1,000, subject to the other conditions provided in division (A) hereof, if, in the opinion of the Director, the excavation does not encroach on the pavement or the berm of a street or other public way.
(Ord. 73-92, passed 7-20-1992; Ord. 33-2017, passed 12-18-2017)