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§ 96.22 PERMITS AND BONDS.
   (A)   Where permits are authorized in this chapter and except as set forth in § 96.34, they shall be obtained upon application to the Superintendent, upon such forms as he or she shall prescribe, and there shall be a charge as provided in the city’s schedule of fees for each such permit. The permit shall be revocable by the Superintendent for failure to comply with this chapter, rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto, and the lawful orders of the Superintendent or his or her duly authorized representative, and shall be valid only for the period of time endorsed thereon.
   (B)   Application for a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an agreement by the applicant to promptly complete the work permitted, observe all pertinent laws and regulations of the city in connection therewith, repair all damage done to the street surface and installations on, over or within the street, including trees, and protect and save harmless the city from all damages or actions at law that may arise or may be brought on account of injury to persons or property resulting from the work done under the permit or in connection therewith. Where liability insurance policies are required to be filed in making application for a permit, they shall be in not less than the amounts specified in city administrative regulations.
   (C)   A duplicate executed copy or photostatic copy of the original of the insurance policy shall be filed with the City Clerk.
   (D)   Where cash deposits are required with the application for any permit hereunder, the deposit shall be in the amount as set forth in the city schedule of fees, except as otherwise specified in this chapter, and the deposit shall be used to defray all expenses to the city arising out of the granting of the permit and work done under the permit or in connection therewith. Three months after the completion of the work done under the permit, any balance of the cash deposit shall be refunded. In any case where the deposit does not cover all costs and expenses of the city, the deficit shall be paid by the applicant. This provision shall not apply to an escrow deposit maintained as a condition to approval of a permit as contemplated in § 96.34.
Penalty, see § 96.99 (Am. Ord. 240122-A, passed 1-22-2024)
§ 96.23 STREET OPENINGS.
   No person shall make any excavation or opening in or under any street without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent. No permit shall be granted until the applicant shall post a cash deposit and file a liability insurance policy as required by § 96.22.
Penalty, see § 96.99
§ 96.24 EMERGENCY OPENINGS.
   The Superintendent may, if public safety requires immediate action, grant permission to make a necessary street opening in an emergency, provided that a permit shall be obtained on the following business day and the provisions of this chapter shall be complied with.
Penalty, see § 96.99
§ 96.25 BACKFILLING.
   All trenches in a public street or other public place, except by special permission, shall be backfilled with approved granular material to within 12 inches of the surface. The remaining portion shall be filled with road gravel as specified by the Superintendent.
Penalty, see § 96.99
§ 96.26 UTILITY POLES.
   Utility poles may be placed in such streets as the Superintendent shall prescribe and shall be located thereon in accordance with the directions of the Superintendent. The poles shall be removed or relocated as the Superintendent shall from time to time direct.
Penalty, see § 96.99
§ 96.27 MAINTENANCE OF INSTALLATIONS IN STREETS.
   Every owner of and every person in control of any estate hereafter maintaining a sidewalk vault, coal hole, manhole or any other excavation, or any post, pole, sign, awning, wire, pipe, conduit or other structure in, under, over or upon any street which is adjacent to or a part of his or her estate shall do so only on condition that the maintenance shall be considered as an agreement on his or her part with the city to keep the same and the covers thereof, and any gas and electric boxes and tubes thereon, in good repair and condition at all times during his or her ownership or control thereof, and to indemnify and save harmless the city against all damages or actions at law that may arise or be brought by reason of the excavation or structure being under, over, in or upon the street, or being unfastened, out off repair or defective during the ownership or control.
Penalty, see § 96.99
§ 96.28 CURB CUTS.
   (A)   No opening in or through any curb of any street shall be made without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
   (B)   Curb cuts and sidewalk driveway crossings to provide access to private property shall comply with the following:
      (1)   No single curb cut shall exceed 25 feet nor be less than ten feet at the street line nor less than eight feet at the outside sidewalk line;
      (2)   The minimum distance between any curb cut and a public crosswalk shall be five feet;
      (3)   The minimum distance between curb cuts, except those serving residential property, shall be 25 feet;
      (4)   The maximum number of lineal feet of sidewalk driveway crossings permitted for any lot, parcel of land, business or enterprise shall be 45% of the total abutting street frontage up to and including 200 lineal feet of street frontage plus 20% of the lineal feet of street frontage in excess of 200 feet;
      (5)   The necessary adjustments to utility poles, light standards, fire hydrants, catch basins, street or railway signs, signals or other public improvements or installations shall be accomplished without cost to the city; and
      (6)   Driveways over sidewalk lines shall be of concrete at least six inches thick. Driveway aprons between the sidewalk and the street shall be of concrete six inches thick.
Penalty, see § 96.99
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