Before a permit for a courtesy bench is issued, the applicant shall post with the City Auditor a bond or policy of public liability insurance approved by the Director of Law and conditioned substantially as follows: that the permittee will indemnify and save harmless the City and its officers, agents and employees from any and all loss, costs, damages, expenses or liability which may result from the granting of such permit for the installation and maintenance of such bench and that the permittee will pay any and all loss or damage which may be sustained by any person as a result of such installation or maintenance. The bond or policy of insurance shall be maintained in its original amount by the permittee at his expense at all times during the period for which the permit is in effect. In the event that two or more permits are issued to one permittee, one bond or policy of insurance may be furnished to cover two or more benches. Each bond or policy shall be of a type where coverage is automatically restored after the occurrence of any accident or loss from which liability may thereafter accrue.
The limit of liability upon any bond or policy so posted shall in no case be less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the death or injury of one person, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) total liability for personal injury and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for property damage.
Each bond shall be accompanied by good and sufficient sureties approved by the Building Commissioner.
The Commissioner shall notify the permittee of any claim of which the City has notice when such claim arises from the installation or maintenance of any courtesy bench as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 44-90. Passed 4-9-90.)