(a) Whoever desires to make any excavation in any surface or pavement of any street, alley, sidewalk or public way of the City, shall file with the Director of Public Service, on a blank provided therefor, an application for a permit which application shall state the name of the applicant, the name of the street, alley, sidewalk or public way of the City, the kind of pavement thereon, the purpose of the proposed excavation, and the exact size and location of the proposed excavation, when in the opinion of the Director, the giving of the exact size and location is practicable.
(b) No permit shall be issued in response to this application until a deposit of money is made with the City Treasurer in the amount as may be deemed by the Director to be amply sufficient to cover the cost of restoring the street surface or pavement; these deposits to be credited to the Street Restoration Fund. This cost shall be determined according to rules to be prescribed by the Director, and shall be estimated at a certain price per square yard for each kind of street pavement.
(c) Upon the filing of the above application and the presentation of the receipt of the Treasurer that sufficient funds are on deposit to cover the estimated cost of restoring the street, alley, sidewalk or public way, as above specified, the Director may issue a permit to make the excavation described in the application; the permit to state the name of the applicant, the name of the street, alley, sidewalk or public way, the kind of pavement thereon, the purpose of the proposed excavation, and the exact size and location of the proposed excavation, when in the opinion of the Director the giving of the exact size and location is practicable. Where, however, the nature of the proposed work is such as to require a series of excavations, and where, in the opinion of the Director, it is impossible or impracticable to determine in advance the exact size and location of contemplated excavations, a permit may be issued covering the series of excavations for the street, alley, sidewalk or public way, as may be deemed proper by the Director.
(d) In case the applicant desires to excavate more street area than originally applied for, an additional deposit sufficient to cover costs of restoring the additional areas shall be paid to the Treasurer. The Director or his chief engineer is hereby authorized to immediately stop the work until such increased deposit of money is made.
(Ord. 325-1917. Passed 7-16-17.)