(a) Before any person, other than a duly authorized Village officer or employee, shall make any opening in, or tunnel under, any street, boulevard, avenue, alley, highway or other public grounds in the Village which shall include the treelawn area between the sidewalk and the street, boulevard, avenue, alley or highway, or remove the surface of any sidewalk or any part thereof, or open any sidewalk in the Village, such person shall file with the Building Inspector a written or printed application therefor, setting forth therein the location, the kind and extent of the proposed opening or removal of sidewalk, the number, purpose and size of the openings or excavations which are desired and he shall obtain a permit to perform such work.
(b) The applicant shall pay the Treasurer a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for the permit and shall also deposit with the Treasurer a cash bond or a surety bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to cover the cost and supervision of backfilling, repairing, restoring and relaying the pavement or hard surface or the sidewalk, as the case may be, together with the cost of any new material as the same may be required; provided that any major utility company may post either a cash or surety performance bond to cover the utility and any of its subcontractors who actually perform the work on its behalf.
(c) This provisions shall be specifically applicable to all private contractors, and utility companies when working on utilities and hydrants for any scheduled operations.
(d) In the case of emergency utility breakdowns in which service of the utility would be disrupted, the above-required permit shall not be required provided the utility provides the Village with a written explanation of the emergency within five days after repair work is started.
(Ord. 1995-65. Passed 7-5-95.)
(Ord. 1995-65. Passed 7-5-95.)