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(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall excavate in a street or alley of the city for any purpose whatsoever without first obtaining a permit from the Clerk-Treasurer's office. ('66 Code, § 92.01)
(B) The Clerk-Treasurer shall, upon request of any person, firm, or corporation, issue a permit upon the payment of a permit fee of $2.50 and a proper showing that the applicant is bonded by a reputable surety company or personal surety signed by two resident freeholders of the county, in the penal sum of no less than $1,000. The bond shall be conditioned to the effect that the person shall promptly replace the surface of the street or alley in as good condition as it was before; that the person, firm, or corporation will promptly pay and discharge, on demand, all damages which may be incurred to any city water main or other city property by reason of such excavation; that the person, firm, or corporation shall offer satisfactory evidence of having public liability and property damage insurance in the total sum of $10,000, which insurance shall pay all damages or claims of damage accruing to persons or property caused by the negligence of the person, firm, or corporation in making, maintaining, or refilling the excavation; and that the applicant further makes satisfactory showing of having all employees employed by the person, firm, or corporation protected under the provisions of the State Workers Compensation Law.
(C) The prescribed procedure to fill such excavation shall be established by the Board of Public Works and Safety, and an inspection shall be made by the Superintendent of Utilities to assure that such excavation is done in a satisfactory manner.
('66 Code, § 92.02) (Ord., passed 3-6-53) Penalty, see § 10.99
Any person, firm, or corporation making any installation of plumbing shall report, within ten days from the installation, all outlets for the domestic or commercial use of water on the premises involved.
('66 Code, § 92.03) (Ord., passed 3-6-53) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Any public utility or private contractor excavating or digging in any street or alley of the city shall first obtain a permit from the Building Inspector to make the excavation, which permit shall describe the place or places of the work. (‘66 Code, § 92.10)
(B) As a condition for the issuance of the permit, the Building Inspector shall require a cash deposit or surety company bond in the amount equal to paying the cost of resurfacing the street or alley, the cost to be computed on a basis of $3 per yard of all streets or alley surfaces to be excavated. The cash deposit or bond shall be conditioned on the replacement of the city street or alley within 30 days from the date of beginning the work. (‘66 Code, § 92.11)
(C) As an alternative procedure, any public utility may maintain a surety bond in the penal sum of $1,000 payable to the city in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office to cover all excavations made in the streets or alleys during the usual course of business. No projects of a major nature requiring excavations in streets or alleys shall be undertaken without first arranging for the repair and replacement of all streets and alleys excavated by bond or contract. (‘66 Code, § 92.12)
(Ord., passed 10-3-52; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 9-2-14) Penalty, see § 10.99
The digging or removal of gravel in any manner and from any place or gravel bank within the city limits, or the making of a dangerous excavation of any kind or character within the city limits, shall be undertaken only after a permit has been granted by the Common Council. However, at any time the Common Council shall deem the making of any excavation or the digging or removal of gravel a menace to public or private property, or the health of the community, such permit to make such excavation or dig and remove gravel may be revoked.
('66 Code, § 99.15) (Ord., passed 12-20-24) Penalty, see § 10.99