(A) All persons cutting any public right-of-way, either improved or unimproved for any purpose, must obtain a permit from the Office of the Plan Director, in accordance with the following regulations:
(1) Permit fee shall be $35.
(2) A permit must be obtained prior to the start of any construction along with a traffic control plan showing the location cut barricades and the routing of traffic.
(3) The applicant agrees to promptly restore the road surface right-of-way, or any other property disturbed by the work of the applicant in as good condition or better as it was prior to the time performing the work, and to the satisfaction of the city, more specifically.
(a) Openings shall be cut with straight, neat lines.
(b) Openings shall be backfilled and compacted with #53 or #63 stone.
(c) Eight inches of cement to be uniformly poured over stone.
(d) Two inches of asphaltic materials shall be compacted over properly cured cement.
(e) All specification shall be submitted in writing and approved by the Plan Director or Street Commissioner and any recommendations of the Street Commissioner shall be a condition to the permit.
(B) The applicant is responsible for all maintenance costs arising as a result of the work for 30 days.
(C) The applicant will perform the work for which this permit is issued in a skillful and careful manner, to properly and fully guard and protect all excavations and dangerous places, to erect and light all necessary barricades and signage, and to provide the appropriate flagmen. The applicant also agrees to notify the city of any partial or total street closings.
(D) The applicant agrees to pay and assume all liability for any and all damages to persons or property resulting from the work in any manner whatsoever and to fully indemnify and save harmless the city from any payment of any such damages or judgment for same.
(Ord. 1982-2, passed 4-5-82; Am. Ord. 2000-7, passed 6-5-00)