901.02 OPENING PERMIT.
   (a)   Required. No person, other than the Street Superintendent, Village Engineer, or their authorized employees or agents shall make any opening in any street, alley, sidewalk, or public way of the Village unless a permit to make such opening shall have been obtained prior to commencement of the work.
   (b)   Application and Cash Deposit. Each permit for making such opening shall be confined to a single project and shall be issued by the Street Superintendent or his designee. Application shall be made on a form prescribed by Council, giving the exact location of the proposed opening, the kind of paving, the area and depth to be excavated and such other facts as may be provided for. The permit shall be issued only after a cash deposit sufficient to cover the cost of restoration has been posed with the Street Superintendent or his designee, conditioned upon prompt and satisfactory refilling of excavations and restoration of all surfaces disturbed.
   (c)   Return of Deposit. When any work under any permit is completed to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent, he shall certify such in writing to the Fiscal Officer or other proper administrative officer who shall return the deposit or any remaining portion thereof to the permittee at once.
   (d)   Fee. The fee for the permit required in subsection (a) shall be three hundred dollars ($300.00).