(A) Unless exempt from this requirement by law or by the director, each applicant shall, before a permit is issued, deposit with the city a cash deposit, surety bond or file a certificate of deposit or savings and loan share assignment in an amount, fixed by the director, sufficient to restore the right-of-way to its original condition.
(B) A surety bond or other security shall not be required where a permit is issued authorizing construction or excavation work within a right of-way that is performed by a public utility or cable television company pursuant to a state or city franchise.
(C) No bond or any part thereof shall be released or exonerated until the department has notified the finance director that the work has been performed to the satisfaction of the department and that all costs and liabilities incurred by the city have been paid or fully secured.
(‘81 Code, § 12.08.030) (Am. Ord. 1322, passed 11-2-22)