(a) No permit shall be issued by the city engineer to perform any of the work described in Section 12.08.010 until the applicant has paid to the city a fee as estimated by the city engineer and set forth in the municipal fee schedule; provided, that should any person begin any street surface improvement or street excavation without obtaining the necessary permit therefor, the applicable fee shall be doubled.
(b) No fee shall be payable if the applicant for a permit is a government body or agency.
(Ord. 2960 § 48, 1976: Ord. 2566 § 10, 1970: Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.23)