(A) All deposits made by the applicants shall be retained by the city until the City Council, or its agent, gives approval of the replacement. The City Council, or its agent, shall within 45 days of the completion date stated on the permit, and any extension thereof, if an extension be granted, either approve or reject the replacement made by the permittee. If the replacement is approved, the money on deposit shall be returned to the permittee.
(1) If the replacement is rejected, the permittee shall be informed in writing of such rejection and must, within 30 days of such notification, correct the replacement to the standards of this subchapter as applied by the Council or its agent.
(2) If permittee fails to make the necessary corrections, his or her deposit will be retained by the city and the city will proceed to make the necessary correction.
(B) Whenever, in the opinion of the City Council, or its duly authorized agent, it would be in the best interest of the city for the city itself to replace or repair the street surface or pavement cut, such work shall be done by the city; and the cost of such work shall be either charged to the person to whom the permit for said cut or excavation has been granted or deducted from the security deposit deposited by him or her with the City Recorder.
(Ord. 34, passed 3-21-1977)