(A) General rule. Except as otherwise provided in this code, all licenses and permits granted by the city shall be governed by the provisions of this part.
(B) Acts prohibited. No person shall conduct any activity or use any property for which a license or permit is required by law or this code without a currently valid license or permit for that activity or use.
(C) Application.
(1) Every application for a license shall be made to the Clerk/Treasurer on a form provided by him or her.
(2) It shall be accompanied by payment to the Clerk/Treasurer of the prescribed fee.
(3) If, after investigation, the Clerk/Treasurer is satisfied that all requirements of law and this code have been met, he or she shall present the application to the Council for action or, if the license or permit does not require Council approval, he or she shall issue the license or permit.
(D) Bond.
(1) Where a bond is required for any license or permit, the bond shall be a corporate surety bond executed on a form approved by the City Attorney and shall be filed with the Clerk/Treasurer before the license or permit is issued.
(2) Except where otherwise provided, a bond shall be in the amount of $5,000 conditioned that the licensee or permittee shall comply with the applicable ordinance and laws pertaining to the licensed or permitted actively and that the licensee or permittee will indemnify the city and save it harmless from all loss or damage by reason of inadequate work performed by him or her or by reason of accident caused by the negligence of the licensee or permittee, his or her agents or employees.
(E) Insurance.
(1) When a licensee or permittee is required to have in force a policy of insurance, the policy shall be approved as to substance and form by the City Attorney.
(2) The policy shall provide that it is non-cancellable without 15-days’ notice to the city, and the coverage shall be for the term of the license or permit.
(3) Satisfactory evidence of coverage by insurance shall be filed with the Clerk/Treasurer before the license or permit is issued.
(4) Each license or permit shall terminate upon termination of the required insurance coverage.
(5) Unless otherwise provided, a required policy of liability insurance shall provide for protection in at least the following amounts:
(a) For injuries including death therefrom sustained by any person: $100,000;
(b) For injuries including death resulting therefrom sustained by 2 or more persons as the result of any 1 occurrence: $250,000; and
(c) For property damage: $50,000.
(1986 Code, § 501.01) Penalty, see § 10.99