(A) Each application for a permit required by this subchapter shall be accompanied with a deposit to be known as an “excavation deposit charge”.
(1) Sidewalk excavation deposit: $500; and
(2) Street and curb excavation deposit: $1,500.
(B) The deposit shall be kept by the city until such time as the depositor making the excavation shall have refilled the same in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the refill has been approved by the Commissioner of Streets and Public Improvements; at such time, the deposit shall be applied toward any expense the city has incurred in regard to the excavation, if any, and the balance shall be refunded to the depositor.
(1994 Code, § 100.21)