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It shall be unlawful for any person or firm to perform the work of a street and storm drain contractor, as defined in this article, without first having obtained a street and storm drain license, the fee for which shall be $500, and without having made and executed a bond to the city in the sum of $25,000. The license provided for in this article shall be renewed annually, and the renewal fee shall be $500.
(1964 Code, § 33-13) (Ord. 8806, § 2, passed 5-10-1983; Ord. 9161, § 2, passed 7-31-1984; Ord. 15735, § 1, passed 11-4-2003)
(a) The license required by this article shall be issued and approved by the director of transportation and public works. Before the issuance of same, the applicant shall file in the office of the director of transportation and public works a detailed statement of the applicant’s qualifications, together with a surety company bond in the amount of $25,000 conditioned that the applicant will indemnify and save harmless the city and any person, firm or corporation with whom such applicant may contract to perform work from any and all damages of any character arising from or caused directly or indirectly by any negligence in the performance of such work, and for any imperfect or inadequate work done by the applicant and that applicant will maintain such work in a good and workmanlike manner and state of repair for a period of two years from and after its completion and acceptance by the city. Such statement of qualifications approved by the director of transportation and public works, together with bond, license number and date of issuance, shall be maintained by the director of transportation and public works.
(b) The applicant shall also state in his or her application for a license his or her place of business, the names of his or her associates in such business and the name and address under which the business is to be transacted. Each licensee shall notify the director of transportation and public works immediately of any and every change of address or style of his or her firm. All such licenses shall be in force from the date of issuance until revoked by the director of transportation and public works as hereinafter provided. Such license may be revoked by the director of transportation and public works for violation by the licensee of any provision of this article, for failure of the licensee to have approved bond in force at all times as aforesaid, or for failure of the licensee to complete any specific work in conformity to the plans and specifications for which any permit may be granted to licensee.
(c) The licensee shall not permit the use of such license for any person, other than his or her employees, for the purpose of doing any work covered by this article, nor shall he or she subcontract to any other person any work for which a license is issued to him or her.
(d) In addition to the license or bond required in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to lay, construct, build, repair, rebuild, grade, gravel, pave, surface, resurface or do any work in or upon any public street, alley or thoroughfare within the city without having first secured from the director of transportation and public works a permit to do the specific work contemplated. The licensee shall notify the director of transportation and public works of the date on which he or she intends to commence the work for which the permit is sought.
(1964 Code, § 33-14) (Ord. 9680, § 2, passed 7-22-1986; Ord. 19977-11-2011, § 3, passed 11-15-2011)
Cross-reference:
Licenses and miscellaneous business regulations, see Ch. 20
Any person desiring to cut into or in any manner open any public street, alley, sidewalk or public ground, whether paved, graveled, graded or not, in the city, for any purpose whatsoever, shall first obtain a permit from the director of public works to cut into or open such street, alley, sidewalk or public ground.
(1964 Code, § 33-21)
Prior to the issuance of the permit for such work as mentioned in § 30-66, the director of public works shall require a cash or equivalent deposit of a sum of money sufficient to refill any cut or opening contemplated and about to be made, into any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds and to replace any paving that may exist thereon. Such money shall be deposited by the director of public works with the city treasurer, who shall hold the same as a special fund until such time as the director of public works shall make certificate that the work for which such deposit was made has been properly done and the cuts and openings properly filled and the paving or other surfacing properly replaced. As soon as such refilling has been done and replacing of paving, etc., has been satisfactorily made and the director of public works shall have so certified in writing, the city treasurer shall refund the full amount of such deposit to the person depositing the same upon warrant duly issued. In case the person cutting into or opening the surface of such street shall fail to do properly things herein provided for and obtain the certificate of the director of public works, the director of public works shall do the same and charge the cost against the deposit and the person shall only be allowed to receive the balance of his or her deposit after deducting the amount charged against the same as aforesaid; provided, that in all cases of cutting into or opening streets paved with brick, asphalt or similar material, the cut or opening shall be filled with cement or other material as satisfactory and substantial as cement, and all dirt taken from the excavation shall be hauled away by the party opening the street and deposited as provided in § 30-71.
(1964 Code, § 33-22)
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