A. Street Opening Permits Required, Application: No person shall remove, alter or construct any curb, sidewalk, driveway approach, gutter, pavement, or other improvement in any public street, alley, or other property owned by or dedicated to, or used by this city and over which it has jurisdiction to regulate the matters covered hereby, without first obtaining a permit from the public works department, and no permit shall be granted until the applicant shall file with the public works department one copy of a drawing showing the location and size of all such proposed improvements to serve the property affected. (1956 Code § 3-311; amd. 1978 Code)
Application for permits to construct improvements shall be made to the public works department on forms provided for that purpose. (1956 Code § 3-312; amd. 1978 Code)
B. Insurance Requirements: Liability and property damage insurance in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for each occurrence and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for aggregate operations shall be filed with the public works department naming the city as an insured prior to the issuance of any permits.
C. Bond Required: Persons filing for permits shall provide a bond whereby the city shall not be responsible for losses or claims caused by the permit holder and shall guarantee the full and faithful completion of all requirements of the permit, and additionally shall guarantee the repair or replacement of defective material or workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months after the work has been completed. The bond shall be in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). (1978 Code)