No person shall make or construct any driveway or entrance from any public street or alley in the City across and over any public right of way, sidewalk or curb upon any such street or alley, and to any private property bounding or abutting on any such street or alley, or remove or disturb any part of such right of way, sidewalk or curb on any such street or alley, for the purpose of installing a driveway or entrance without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Director of Service.
Whenever any construction is to be undertaken on any lot to which access for materials and equipment can be secured only from an improved street, the owner, contractor or builder who is undertaking the construction shall, whenever there is a curb and gutter, apply for a permit to cut such curb. Such application shall be made to the Division of Building Inspection accompanied by a fee of five dollars ($5.00) and a deposit of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to guarantee the satisfactory completion of the work including the replacement of the curb when such replacement is necessary. If the Director of Service, after inspection, determines that the work has been properly done and that there has been no unnecessary damage to the portion of the curb not so cut during the construction, the deposit shall be returned after the construction project has been completed.
All permits herein provided for shall become null and void ninety days from the date of issuance if not used, and any money paid therefor shall in no case be refunded unless such unused permit is returned within such ninety days after the date of issuance. No permit shall be issued except to the owner of the premises or his authorized agent or contractor. The Director of Service may refuse any permit in any case when, in the interests of public safety, such permit ought not be granted. (Ord. 14-67. Passed 2-27-67.)