(a) An applicant for a permit shall first file an application therefor in writing in the office of the Building Commissioner. The Commissioner shall prepare and furnish forms for that purpose. Each application shall state:
(1) The location of the job;
(2) The structure or portion thereof upon which the process is to be performed.
(3) The length of time it is estimated the process will take;
(4) The date when such work is to commence; and
(5) The type of process to be used.
(b) Each application shall be accompanied with a cash bond or deposit to ensure compliance with this Chapter and particularly with Section 1374.06(g), as follows:
(1) The contractor shall deposit two hundred dollars ($200.00) with each permit in the form of cash or a certified check.
(2) In lieu of the cash deposit per permit, the contractor may post a deposit in cash or a certified check (made payable to the City) in the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) as security for compliance for a twelve month period.
(3) The Building Commissioner may require an additional deposit per permit issued to a contractor when the Commissioner determines that the amount of security posted for the twelve month period is insufficient to cover potential damage for the total number of permit then issued to the contractor or as a consequence of forfeiture of the deposit pursuant to this Chapter.
(c) At the conclusion of the work to be done under each permit, the contractor shall report the same to the Building Commissioner, who shall review such work for compliance with this subsection and Section 1374.06(g). If the cleanup work and other work done in order to return the site to its original condition is not satisfactory, the Building Commissioner may withhold the deposit posted for that permit and have City personnel, or contractors retained by the City, properly clean up the site, correct any health hazard and remove lead paint chips and any other debris left by the permittee. The cost of such corrective measures will be calculated by the Building Commissioner, and an itemized invoice will be provided to the permittee. The amount of such invoice will be deducted from the deposit with the balance returned to the contractor/permittee. If the contractor has elected to post the seasonal deposit for security, the amount of such invoice will be deducted from the current balance of that deposit. If the cost for corrective measures exceeds the deposit posted for that permit, the contractor shall immediately pay the balance due to the City. If the contractor has elected the seasonal deposit provided herein, the amount will be deducted from the current balance of that deposit unless, in the determination of the Building Commissioner, such amount would reduce the seasonal balance below a reasonable level based on the number of permits then issued to the contractor or would exhaust the amount of the seasonal deposit. In that event, the contractor shall immediately pay such amount to the Building Commissioner on behalf of the City.
d) Failure to comply with this section regarding payment of amounts due hereunder shall be cause for immediate revocation of the contractor registration and any outstanding permit. In addition, the Director of Law shall be empowered to seek other appropriate remedies, including damages on behalf of the City.
(e) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to in any way limit, reduce, mitigate or otherwise diminish the liability of the contractor/permittee to any person, property owner, citizen or other affected individual for damages arising from any cause as a consequence of the contractor/permittee's actions, or work performed, even if a property permit has been issued under this Chapter and the contractor has complied with all provisions hereof.
(Ord. 17-91. Passed 3-25-91.)