(a) Before any person, other than a duly authorized City department, shall make any opening or tunnel in any street, boulevard, avenue, alley, highway or other public grounds in the City, or remove the surface of any sidewalk, or any part thereof, or open any sidewalk, in the City, such person shall file with the Safety-Service Director a written or printed application therefor, setting forth and accurately indicating therein the location, kind and extent of the proposed opening, tunnel or removal of sidewalk, and the number, purpose and size of the openings or excavations that are desired or necessary. If any openings or excavations are for a purpose other than pursuant to a contract with the City, the applicant shall pay to the City a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). Applications shall expire after six months.
(1) For street openings, the applicant shall pay the City a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(2) For street, sidewalk, curb and gutter openings, the applicant shall pay the city a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus an additional twelve dollars ($12.00) per square foot of blacktop.
The purpose of the application fee is to allow a determination of the type and size of the street, the amount of additional bond, the type of sidewalk and driveway that would be necessary, and any subsequent inspections of the area for which the permit is obtained.
(b) The Safety-Service Director and the Street Superintendent are hereby required to promulgate rules for street, sidewalk, driveway, curb and gutter openings, which rules are to be reviewed on a yearly basis. Current costs for additional bond amounts, as provided in subsection (a) hereof, are to be developed on an annual basis and placed in effect at the beginning of each calendar year. They are to be made available to the public along with the rules for openings and standards of construction. The Safety-Service Director may waive bond for property owners who are required by the City to repair sidewalks, curbs and gutters or in cases which he or she deems to be a matter of hardship.
(Ord. 105-93. Passed 2-18-93; Ord. 124-19. Passed 4-18-19.)