(A) No such permit shall be issued unless and until the applicant therefor has deposited with the Public Works Director a cash deposit. The deposit shall be in the sum of $25 if no pavement is involved or $75 if the excavation is in a paved area and shall insure the proper restoration of the ground and laying of the pavement, if any. Where the amount of the deposit is clearly inadequate to cover the cost of restoration, the Public Works Director may increase the amount of the deposit to an amount considered by him to be adequate to cover the said cost. From this deposit shall be deducted the expense to the city of relaying the surface of the ground or pavement, and of making the refill if this is done by the city or at its expense. The balance shall be returned to the applicant without interest after the tunnel or excavation is completely refilled and the surface or pavement is restored.
(B) In lieu of a deposit, the applicant may deposit with the Public Works Director a surety bond in such form and amount as the Public Works Director shall deem adequate to cover the costs to the city if the applicant fails to make proper restoration.
(1994 Code, § 16-204)