(A) Permit required. A company may not construct, install, repair, remove or relocate facilities, or any part thereof, in, on, over, under or along public ground without first obtaining a permit from the city.
(B) Application. Application for a permit is made to the Director.
(C) Issuance of permit. If the Director determines that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this chapter, the Director may issue a permit to the company. An applicant may contest a permit denial or the conditions of approval by written notice to the Clerk requesting a City Council review within 14 days of the Director’s action. The Council shall hear any contest of the Director’s actions under this chapter within 45 days of the City Clerk’s receipt of the contest notice. Nothing in this chapter precludes the city from requiring a franchise agreement with the applicant, as allowed by law, in addition to the issuance of a permit set forth herein.
(D) Permit fee. The application must be accompanied by the permit fee set by the City Council by resolution.
(E) Security for completion of work. Prior to commencement of work, the company must deposit with the city security in the form of certified check, letter of credit or construction bond, in a sufficient amount as determined by the Director for the completion of the work. The securities will be held until the work is completed, plus a period of seven months thereafter to guarantee that restoration work has been satisfactorily completed. Upon application of the company, providing such information as the Director may require, if two or more work projects are to be constructed during a calendar year, the Director may accept, in lieu of separate security for each project, a single security for multiple projects in such form and amount as determined, in the discretion of the Director, to be sufficient to assure completion of all projects which may be in progress at any one time during that calendar year and to guarantee that restoration work will be satisfactorily completed. The security will then be returned to the company with interest if required by law and then interest at the applicable statutory rate.
(F) Inspection of work. When the work is completed, the company must request an inspection by the Director. The Director will determine if the work has been satisfactorily completed and provide the company with a written report of the inspection and approval.
(Ord. 81, passed 9-12-1995)