A. Permits Required; Fees: It shall be unlawful for any person to make any excavation in any street, alley or other public place in the village, or to tunnel under any street, alley or public place in the village, without first having obtained a permit as provided herein. Applications for such excavations and/or tunneling shall be filed with the director of public health and safety, and shall contain the location of the proposed excavation, size thereof, the purpose, and the name of the person or organization doing the actual work, together with the name of the person and/or organization for whom the work is to be done. The permit shall be reviewed and approved (or disapproved) by the director of public health and safety after consultation with the commissioner of streets and public improvements, or his/her designee as applicable. All such excavations and openings in pavement surfaces and/or landscaped and/or paved parkways shall be done at the cost of the applicant. (Ord. O-36-04, 9-13-2004; amd. Ord. O-7-10, 2-8-2010)
The fee for such permits, to be paid before the start of work, shall be as follows:
Alley opening | $200.00 |
Parkway opening | 400.00 |
Street opening | 500.00 |
(Ord. O-36-04, 9-13-2004)
B. Exemptions: This section shall not apply to officers or employees of the village engaged in doing work for the village; nor shall it apply to persons doing work by contract with the village. (Village code § 6-28)
C. Bond: No permit shall issue until the applicant has filed, with the village, a bond with sufficient sureties in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), conditioned to indemnify the village for any loss, liability or damage that may result from the construction and maintenance of said excavation. (Village code § 6-29)
D. Restoration: Any person making any excavation or tunnel in or under any public street, alley or other public place in the village shall restore the surface thereof to its original condition. Said restoration shall be under the supervision of the commissioner of streets and public improvements, and shall be approved by said commissioner. (Ord. O-36-04, 9-13-2004)