(A) No excavation permit shall be granted, unless it appears, to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director, that the excavation is necessary to the health, safety or welfare of the person upon whose behalf the excavation is to be made; and the connection of property to a water, sewer or gas main shall be deemed sufficient under this section.
(B) No excavation permit shall be granted until the applicant therefor or someone on his or her behalf has made a cash deposit or given bond to the city in such amount as may be deemed by the Public Works Director sufficient to cover the cost of safeguards, disposal of excavated dirt and the like, and restoration of the surface of the place of excavation so as to place it in as good a condition as it was in prior to the making of the excavation. Each such bond shall be payable to the city, shall have corporate surety, shall be approved by the City Attorney and shall be conditioned that the work be diligently and skillfully prosecuted, barring unforeseeable circumstances beyond control of the person doing the work, that all necessary safeguards be maintained, that all excavated materials not required for refill be disposed of as provided by this subchapter, that the surface of the place of excavation and not less than ten feet in all directions from the outer perimeter thereof be placed in as good condition as it was in immediately prior to the commencement of the work and to the reasonable satisfaction of the Public Works Director that all requirements of this subchapter shall be complied with, and that any defective work which appears within five years from the date of acceptance of the restoration by the Public Works Director shall be subject to repair by the city at the expense of the permit holder.
(1991 Code, § 18-26)