(a) No permit under this Chapter shall be issued until the applicant has paid a permit fee and a restoration deposit to the City.
(1) The permit fee shall be a minimum of $100 for the first 400 lineal feet of excavation. If an excavation exceeds 400 lineal feet, an additional fee of $100 is payable for each additional increment of up to 400 lineal feet. The maximum permit fee is $1,000.
(2) The restoration deposit shall be in a sum of money sufficient to restore the street or alley as nearly as is reasonably possible to a condition as good or better as existed prior to the opening or excavation of the street or alley. The City Manager shall from time to time prepare and place on file in his office and in the office of the Service Department, schedules of the estimated costs relating to surface restoration related to permitted excavations or disturbances. The deposit required shall be based upon such schedules, provided that the City Manager may in any instance make special estimates for work or materials or costs not covered by his general schedules.
(3) Public Utilities, as defined in Section 902.02(p), shall not be required to pay a restoration deposit.
(b) The Applicant must be licensed pursuant to Chapter 902, 915, 1327, or 1367 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Springfield.
(c) If the Engineer determines that means, methods, and timing described in the application are appropriate, that the required fees are paid, the deposit made, and that the applicant is not in default of any of its obligations under this Chapter or Chapter 903, the Engineer shall issue a permit to the applicant to proceed with such work.
(Ord. No. 19-289. Passed 12-10-19.)