No permit shall be issued by the Director of Public Service for doing any of the work referred to in this chapter unless the applicant has complied with the following requirements:
(a) Application. An appropriate application must be filed with the Director of Public Service for permission to do the work referred to in Section 905.01
which, in addition to such other information as the Director may request, shall contain:
(1) The area where the work is to be done;
(2) The name and address of the owner;
(3) The name of the person who will be doing the work.
(b) Insurance Policy. A public liability insurance policy must be deposited with the City insuring the City as well as the person doing the work against any loss or damage to persons or property resulting from the work being done, the policy having limits of liability in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for injury to one person; ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for injury to more than one person and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for property damage in any one accident and be in a form acceptable to the Solicitor. The insurance policy shall be in force while the work is being done and for a period of six months thereafter.
(c) Permit Fee. A permit fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid for each one of the various work projects for which a permit from the Director of Public Service is being requested.
(d) Deposits. The following deposits shall be made in connection with the various types of work for which a permit application is filed:
(1) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) with each application for permission to excavate in any dedicated but unpaved street in the City;
(2) Five hundred dollars ($500.00) with each application for permission to excavate any dedicated and paved street if the excavation is to be made in the paved portion thereof.
These deposits shall be held and used by the City to cover the cost of maintaining, reconditioning and repaving that portion of the dedicated street which may have been disturbed when the excavation was made, or to reimburse the City for any other expenditure in connection with the excavation. Any unused part of the deposit shall be returned within six months.
(Ord. 4871. Passed 11-6-58; Ord. 2016-15. Passed 12-27-16.)