(A) No application shall be considered until the applicant has paid a fee which includes the cost of any investigation deemed necessary by the city.
(B) The city may impose conditions on any permit for the protection of persons and property and to assure completion of the excavation including filling and dressing the surface.
(C) The city may require a cash or surety bond in an amount as the city deems reasonable to assure compliance with the conditions of the permit.
(D) (1) The city reserves the right to suspend, revoke or deny any permit involving excavation for any reasonable reason including, but not limited to, the failure to obtain proper permits from the city, non-compliance with conditions of the permit, utilities services interruptions or having a history of Building Code or permit violations with the city by the permittee or the excavator hired by the permittee.
(2) The decision to suspend, revoke or deny a permit may be appealed in writing within five days of the adverse permitting decision to the City Council who shall hear such appeal within 15 days of receiving the written request to appeal.
(2004 Code, § 132.23) (Ord. 02-308, passed 5-28-2002; Ord. 03-352, passed 8-12-2003)