(A) All persons before commencing excavating under the provisions of this chapter shall make written application to the Board of Public Works and Safety for the permit required by § 152.01. The application shall set forth the name and address of the person seeking the permit and also the name and address of the person intending to do the excavating, the legal description of the property upon which the excavating will be done, and the size, depth and description of the area to be excavated.
(B) The application for an excavating permit shall be referred to the City Engineer who shall examine the application and plan of excavating in order to see that the proposed excavation will be done in such a manner that the adjacent land will suffer no damage by reason of erosion, subsistence or removal of subjacent support. The City Engineer shall make his or her report to the Board.
(C) Upon the approval of the application for a permit by the Board of Public Works and Safety, the applicant shall pay the sum of $5 for each parcel of land to be excavated.
(D) Upon the approval of the application, the Board of Public Works and Safety shall not issue a permit until the applicant shall give a bond to the city in the amount of $25,000 to be approved by the City Attorney as to form and by the City Controller as to sureties. The bond shall be so conditioned that the person receiving the sand, soil, or earth shall conform with the ordinance, specifications, rules, regulations and conditions prescribed by the Board of Public Works and Safety and shall protect and save harmless the city from any and all liability, damages and expenses which the city may sustain by reason of the granting of the permit.
(Prior Code, § 152.02) (Ord. 4137, passed 10-14-1975)