Before any person, firm or corporation, other than the Municipality, shall work or place equipment or facilities on, under or adjacent to any right-of-way, the Municipality, the party shall:
(a) Make application directly to the Village Administrator detailing the nature of the work contemplated, the proposed location of the equipment or facilities, the method of work, the remedial work planned, the starting date and the anticipated completion date. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the Village Engineer, giving the exact location of the proposed work, equipment or facilities, the proposed opening, the kind of paving, the area and depth to be excavated and such other facts as the Village Engineer may deem necessary. A separate application for each project shall be made even if the applicant is a public utility which has posted an annual bond pursuant to Section 921.05(b).
(Ord. 07-159. Passed 12-31-07.)
(b) There shall be an application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) submitted with the application. In addition, the applicant shall submit a cash deposit in an amount not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or such greater cash deposit as shall be determined by the Village Engineer, to be equal to the estimated cost of (1) the Engineer’s review of the applicant’s plans and (2) the inspection of the work to be performed.
(c) The applicant shall submit evidence of insurance as follows: comprehensive general liability insurance for bodily injury and death in an amount not less than $2,500,000.00 per person/$5,000,000.00 each accident; property damage insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence/$1,000,000.00 aggregate. The Municipality shall be covered by such insurance as a co-insured party.
(e) Upon submission of the application and the application fee, the Village Administrator shall submit the application to the Village Engineer to determine the amount of the deposit, the appropriateness of the proposed method of work and the amount of the required bond, as provided by Sections 921.04 and 921.05.
(Ord. 06-101. Passed 1-19-06.)