A permit pursuant to Section 903.01 shall be issued by the Manager upon the payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) and upon compliance with this section. Each such permit shall be confined to a single project.
(a) The applicant shall post a bond in cash or certified check with the Municipality in an amount determined by the Manager based upon the estimated cost for restoring the street or other public property plus an amount adequate to assure proper protective safeguards for such trench or excavation, to maintain a clean work area and to repair damages caused to municipal utilities by such contractor, person or firm. The Manager shall refund such bond within ten days after completion of work in a satisfactory manner as determined by the Manager, but such costs as may be incurred by the Municipality either for providing adequate protective devices, maintaining a clean work area or repairing damages to municipal utilities shall be retained by the Municipality and credited to the proper funds as reimbursement for such costs. A public utility applicant operating under a franchise granted by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and operating under an existing franchise from the Municipality shall not be required to post such bond.
(b) The applicant shall submit to the Municipality a certificate of insurance evidencing that the Municipality is insured against any liability for damages occasioned by the applicant, his agents or employees in any manner arising out of the work or condition of the property.
(c) The applicant shall enter into an agreement to restore such street, alley, sidewalk or public way in accordance with specifications established by the Manager, to provide adequate protective safeguards for the excavation and to maintain a working area free from debris, dirt and litter.
(d) The applicant shall submit plans and specifications as required by the Manager.
(e) The Manager shall have the right to specify working hours on a project where heavy traffic volumes exist or in a case where a hardship will be created if the work is conducted during normal working hours.
(Ord. 11-74. Passed 7-3-74.)