(A) (1) No person shall dig or make any excavation in any street or alley in the city for any purpose without first obtaining a permit from the Public Works Director to do so.
(2) An excavation permit shall be issued only upon the written application of the party desiring the permit, which application shall be filed in an orderly manner and duly preserved. The person shall be required to maintain good and sufficient barricades, guards, lights, and signals as will protect the public from injury or loss. The applicant shall deposit with the City Clerk a sum sufficient to cover the cost of replacing any paving so removed and it is hereby made the duty of the Public Works Director to cause the pavement to be replaced, and after paying the expense thereof, the balance of the money, if any, shall be returned to the applicant.
(3) In case of any damage to any cables, wires, or other fixtures of the telephone company, electric light company or the city, resulting from any street excavation, the property owner for whom the excavation was being done shall pay the amount of the damage to the owner of the cables, wires or other fixtures damaged.
(Prior Code, § 8-310)
(B) Any person desiring to make any excavation in any street or alley in the city or upon any city-owned property may be required by the City Manager to post a cash bond to ensure the proper and timely repair of the streets or alleys following excavation as permitted under § 94.33 above. The cash bond shall be in an amount of $2,500. The bond shall ensure the workmanship of the street repair for a period of one year and may be made applicable to more than one excavation repair made by a company, person, or firm provided that the total estimated cost of the repair does not exceed $2,500.
(Prior Code, § 8-311) Penalty, see § 94.99
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-232