A. Before such permit is issued and said work begun, a written application on a form to be furnished by the Township must be filed with the Upper Dublin Township Engineering Department. Each application for a permit shall contain and/or be accompanied by the following:
(1) The purpose for which the said highway, road, street, avenue, public lane, public alley, sidewalk or footpath is to be opened or excavated.
(2) The location, including depth, of any underground facility and/or the height of any aboveground facility; and fees as required in this article.
B. By the acceptance of a permit so issued, the applicant agrees, with the Township of Upper Dublin, to assume any and all liability for all or any damages to person or property accruing to the public or to the said Township which may or might result from the opening or excavating of said highway, road, street, avenue, public lane, public alley, sidewalk or footpath.
C. Should the location and/or depth of any underground facility be changed from the location and/or depth indicated in the application, the applicant agrees to file, upon completion of the installation, as-built plans in a form acceptable to the Township Engineer.
D. The said application must be signed by a person, firm, association or corporation who shall have filed with the Board of Commissioners a bond or a certified check in amount not less than $5,000 under such condition and with surety as shall be approved by the Solicitor of the Board of Commissioners to guarantee completion of the work and to save harmless the Township of Upper Dublin from any and all damages to person or property accruing by reason of the work for which permits may be issued from time to time hereunder, and who also shall have filed with the Board of Commissioners a certificate showing that liability insurance is carried in the amount of $1,000,000. Upon completion of the work, a bond of $2,500 shall be filed to guarantee maintenance of the highway when excavated for a period of one year. [Amended 5-10-1988 by Ord. No. 745]
E. Whenever the exigencies of public health or safety require that instant repairs be made, and the procurement of a permit prior to the commencement of the work is impracticable, it shall be unlawful for the said work to be begun without permit, provided that an application for said permit be filed and the proper fee paid therefor within 48 hours from the time when the emergency arose, and provided further that any person or persons, firm, association or corporation beginning said work under the provisions of this section shall do so subject to the conditions and obligations imposed by this article upon person, firms, associations and corporations opening or excavating highways, avenues or streets as though an application for a permit had been filed.