1196.13 RELOCATION AND PROTECTION OF UTILITIES.

   (a)   If in the opinion of the City Engineer it is necessary to adjust, relocate, add to or otherwise modify the existing public utility system servicing the area affected by an excavation or fill operation or for the purposes of providing drainage of the affected area or protecting the existing utility system from drainage, he shall issue a permit in accordance with this chapter only if the applicant for the permit agrees to provide, relocate or modify the public utility system for the affected area pursuant to City ordinances at the expense of the applicant and grant such easements as may be necessary.

   (b)   In places where the existing utility system is adequate, but in the opinion of the City Engineer is of doubtful structural strength to carry additional loading, the City Engineer shall issue a permit in accordance with this chapter only if the applicant for the permit provides an approved bond covering replacement cost of the utility system, and guaranteeing that the proposed fill will not damage the public utility for a period of one year after the fill is completed. (Ord. 94-84. Passed 7-9-84.)