(A) Insurance. Whenever in the hilly or mountainous areas of the city, any grading is proposed for the establishing, enlarging, or changing of building sites, roadways, yards, drainage facilities or other improvements, the developer shall be required to provide public liability insurance in such amounts as the City Council, upon the advice and recommendation of the Engineer, or in such instances as involve a hearing before the Planning Commission, upon the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission and Engineer, may find to be reasonably necessary to protect persons and property which may be damaged by rain, floods, the flow of mud or debris, earth slides, and similar forces and events, caused by or contributed to by the excavation, fill or grading. Said liability insurance shall be provided by the developer for a period of one year after a notice of completion of work done under this chapter has been approved by the City Council.
(B) Insurance certificate. A certificate of insurance as required in division (A) of this section, issued by a corporation authorized to do insurance business within the state, which certificate shall provide that the insurance thereby represented will not be canceled, reduced, or allowed to expire, shall be filed with the city before any permits under this chapter may be issued or authorized. All such insurance certificates shall be submitted to the City Attorney for approval before acceptance by the city. Said insurance shall insure to the benefit of any and all persons or property injured as a result of water or drainage damage, the flow of mud or debris, or earth slides, resulting from or contributed to by such excavation, fill or grading. The certificate shall designate the city as additional insured.
(C) Insurance policy. The policy of insurance shall be submitted which fully describes coverages and exclusions.
(`83 Code, § 15.28.160) (Ord. 85-11 § 1 (part), 1985)