A. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to cut, dig, trench, excavate, grade, tunnel, bore or install any pole, or disturb any road, street, alley, sidewalk, curb, roadside ditch, right-of-way or other public place, shall make application for a permit therefor, which application shall he presented to the city engineer for approval at least three days in advance of beginning the work. Said application shall indicate the estimated time or dates during which the cut, dig, trench, excavation, grade tunnel, bore or pole installation, is to be made, shall describe the estimated kind and dimension in feet and inches of the proposed work, together with the type of road surface, the nature of the opening to be made and the exact purpose of the proposed work; said application shall specifically describe the road, street, alley, sidewalk, curb, roadside ditch, right-of-way or public place where such work is to be done. The city engineer shall have the right to prescribe the method of the proposed cut, dig, trench, excavation, grade, tunnel, bore, pole installation, and the location and the time the proposed work shall be performed. Said applicant shall agree in connection with each and every written application for each such permit to do at least the following:
1. Maintain the road surface which has been disturbed in a smooth and uniform condition for a period of one year after traffic is again permitted to pass over such filled trench or maintain the area cut outside the pavement surface but within the right-of-way, to a condition similar to the immediate surrounding area for a period of one year. Such maintenance to meet the approval of the city engineer.
2. Erect and maintain all necessary barricades, detour signs, warning signals and lights by night (in conformance with the Indiana Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices - latest edition) required to direct traffic safely over or around the place where such work is being done, so long as the work in any way interferes with traffic. At any location where traffic is limited to one lane, a flagman shall be provided by the permittee.
3. Take all responsibility for any injury or damage resulting to persons or property because of such work.
4. Conspicuously display at the site of such cut, dig, trench or excavation opening the name and telephone number of the person to whom the permit has been issued, so long as the cut, dig, trench or excavation is open or barricades are in place.
5. Give notice to the city engineer prior to every day that excavations are open. If the application is approved, a permit shall be issued by the city engineer. Such permit shall state the period of time for which the same is issued, shall be numbered and dated, and shall specifically describe the road, street, alley, sidewalk, curb, roadside ditch, right-of-way or other public place where such work is to be done and describe in detail the work to be done. The city engineer shall keep on file all such applications and a record of all permits granted. All permits issued in compliance with the terms of this chapter shall be made in triplicate, the original of which shall be filed with the city clerk treasurer, a copy shall he retained by the city engineer, and a copy given the applicant for said permit. (Ord. 08-28, § 1, 2008; Ord. 96-55 § 3, 1996)