Prior to obtaining a permit, the Contractor shall furnish the City with the following:
(a) A plan and or general specifications showing the proposed location, extent and nature of the work contemplated on an application provided by the City. (City Departments shall be required to obtain such permits without permit costs.)
(b) For those companies, corporations, contractors, or public utilities that, as a matter of necessity, are required to make numerous street openings, the City shall require a cash deposit. The amount of the cash deposit prior to issuance of a permit shall be twenty percent (20%) of the projected cost in accordance with the Street Opening Payment Schedule in Subsection (d). The balance of the street opening costs shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice.
(c) The Safety Service Director may approve, in lieu of a cash bond, a surety bond or performance bond 1n the amount equal to the sum determined adequate to cover the cash bond required for utilities or contractors who carry out regular and ongoing street cuts in the City in order to maintain underground utilities.
(d) The applicant shall be required to submit the following payment(s) to the City. This schedule of payments shall apply to any street surface, curb, and sidewalk (if contiguous to the curb). A list of streets and the year they were improved will be maintained and kept current by the City Engineering Department.
Cost Based Upon a Single Opening
1 Square foot up to 200 Square feet in Area
Year of Improvement | Cost 1-20 Sq. Ft. Min. | Per Sq. Ft. Cost In Excess of 20 Sq. Ft. |
1 | $1,000 | $50 |
2 | 1,000 | 50 |
3 | 1,000 | 50 |
4 | 900 | 45 |
5 | 800 | 40 |
6 | 700 | 35 |
7 | 600 | 30 |
8 | 500 | 25 |
9 | 400 | 20 |
10 | 300 | 15 |
11 | 200 | 10 |
12 | 100 | 5 |
13 | 100 | 5 |
14 | 100 | 5 |
15+ | 100 | 5 |
EXAMPLE: Excavation of an 8' x 12' area in 4 year old street.
$900 for first 20 square feet of excavation
96 sq. ft. - 20 sq. ft. = 76 sq. ft.
76 sq. ft. x $45 sq. ft. = $3,420
$3,420 + $900 = $4,320 total payment
Cost Based Upon Any Opening
Larger than 200 Square Feet in Area
Year of Improvement | Cost 200 Sq. Ft. Min. | Per Sq. Ft. Cost In Excess of 200 Sq. Ft. |
1 | $10,000 | $50 |
2 | 10,000 | 50 |
3 | 10,000 | 50 |
4 | 9,000 | 45 |
5 | 8,000 | 40 |
6 | 7,000 | 35 |
7 | 6,000 | 30 |
8 | 5,000 | 25 |
9 | 4,000 | 20 |
10 | 3,000 | 15 |
11 | 2,000 | 10 |
12 | 1,000 | 5 |
13 | 1,000 | 5 |
14 | 1,000 | 5 |
15+ | 1,000 | 5 |
EXAMPLE: Excavation 3' x 100' in a 5 year old street.
$8,000 for first 200 sq. ft. of excavation
300 sq. ft. - 200 sq. ft. = 100 sq. ft.
100 sq. ft. x $40 = $4,000
$8,000 + $4,000 = $12,000 total payment
(e) The following exemptions shall apply regarding the fee set forth in Subsection (d) hereof, for opening a new or newly improved street:
(1) Individual sanitary sewer laterals and water service lines under improved streets in place for existing homes shall be exempted from the payment schedule. New connections to natural gas, water or sewer mains to serve new buildings may also be exempt from the payment schedule listed above. The serving of these vacant parcels shall be planned for prior to a street reconstruction or repaving project and where practical shall be installed in advance so as to prevent disturbing the new street within the first fifteen (15) year period following construction.
(2) If repairs, replacement, removal, and/or relocation of an underground utility are made prior to a proposed street improvement, a report shall be submitted which details the extent of the repairs and or replacement of utilities which demonstrates due diligence on the part of the utility to reduce the need for re-entering the street following the improvements. A reduction of up to seventy-five percent (75%) in the Street Opening Payment Schedule may be applicable for those utilities that demonstrate due diligence in repair, replacement, and/or relocation of their infrastructure prior to the street improvement.
(3) The City shall have the right to waive the street opening costs, and exempt a corporation, contractor, or public utility in the case of an opening required as a result of a natural disaster such as, but not limited to, a flood, tornado, or earthquake. The Safety Service Director shall also have the authority to waive street opening costs due to circumstances beyond the control of the utility involved and such related costs shall be assessed to the contractor or entity responsible for causing the necessity of repair.
(4) Permits must be obtained retroactively as a result of a break in a utility line that may occur after normal business hours and necessitates emergency repairs. Such permit must be obtained within five (5) business days after repair is initiated. (Ord. 47-10-0. Passed 10-25-10.)