11-12-580 Bond.

   Before any such permit shall be issued, the applicant therefor shall file with the commissioner a bond in the penal sum of $10,000.00, with sureties to be approved by the said commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful observance and performance of each and every condition and provision of this chapter dealing with the use of space in water pipe tunnels and of said permit, and conditioned further to indemnify, keep and save harmless the city against all liabilities, judgments, costs, damages and expenses which may in any way come against the said city in consequence of the issuance of said permit, or which may accrue against, be charged to, or recovered from said city from, or by reason, or on account of the issuance of such permit including any damages which may result to said water pipe tunnel or any of the city property installed therein. The liability of the grantee in said permit shall in no way be limited to the amount of the bond herein provided for, but shall extend to the entire amount of such liability, cost, damage, or expense of said city. Said bond and the liability of the sureties thereon shall be kept in force throughout the life of said permit, and if at any time during the life of said permit such bond shall not be in full force, then the privileges therein granted shall thereupon cease.

(Prior code § 185-51; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)

11-12-590 Permit fees.

   As compensation for the privileges granted in such permit, the grantee shall pay to the city an annual compensation per lineal foot for the privilege granted, in accordance with the rates hereinafter set out; provided, however, that in no instance shall said annual compensation be less than $10.00.

   The length of the pipe, conduit, cable or other construction shall be measured along said tunnel from center to center of shafts.

 

Diameter or Longest Side of  Rectangle Measured Outside	Annual Rate Per Lineal Foot
Up to 6 inches inclusive	$0.20
Up to 12 inches inclusive	$0.60
Up to 18 inches inclusive	$1.40
Up to 24 inches inclusive	$2.40

 

   Fractional sizes not included in the above table shall be assessed at the rate for the next larger size.

   The first annual payment of said compensation shall be made in advance as of the date of the issuance of said permit, and subsequent payments shall be made annually thereafter.

(Prior code § 185-52)

11-12-600 Revocation.

   Any such permit may be revoked for cause by the commissioner, and shall be revoked by him in all cases where he, in his discretion, has determined that such revocation is proper or necessary.

(Prior code § 185-53; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)

11-12-610 Violation – Penalty.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter dealing with the use of space in water pipe tunnels, where no other penalty is provided, shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.

(Prior code § 185-54)

ARTICLE VII. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER PROVISIONS (11-12-620 et seq.)