Section
13-201 Excavation permit
13-202 Same; bond
13-203 Same; filed
13-204 Same; barricades
13-205 Same; unlawful acts
13-206 Cutting curbs; pavement
13-207 Altering drainage
13-208 Unfinished pavement
13-209 Using streets
13-210 Dangerous objects in
13-211 Petroleum products in streets
13-212 Discharging water on streets
13-213 Burning in streets
13-214 Throwing in streets
13-215 Hauling loose material
No person, other than authorized city employees, shall dig or excavate any hole, ditch, trench or tunnel in or under any street, alley, sidewalk, park or other public property or public easement through private property without first having secured a permit for such excavation. Application shall be made to the City Clerk.
(a) No permit authorized in this article shall be issued until the applicant has given to the city a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $5,000 conditioned that the applicant will faithfully comply with all the terms and conditions of this article, and will indemnify and hold the city harmless against all costs, expenses, damages and injuries by persons or by the city sustained by reason of the carelessness or negligence of the permit holder. No bond for this purpose shall run for longer than two years without being renewed. The bond shall remain in full force and effect as to each excavation for two years after the same has been made or completed.
(b) Any utility operating under a franchise or a contractor under contract with the city for municipal improvement shall not be required to give bond as provided in division (a) above.
(c) Each bond given under this section shall be approved by the City Attorney and filed with the City Clerk.
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