(A) A soil erosion and sedimentation control permit shall not be issued unless the permittee shall first post with the municipal enforcing agency a bond executed by the owner and a corporate surety with authority to do business in the state as a surety.
(B) The bond shall be in a form approved by the City Attorney, payable to the city, and in the amount of the estimated total cost of all temporary or permanent soil erosion control measures. The total cost shall be estimated by the City Engineer. The bond shall include penalty provisions for failure to complete the work on schedule as specified on the soil erosion and sedimentation control permit. These funds shall be used to install and complete the soil erosion/sedimentation control measures if the permittee fails to complete the work. In lieu of a surety bond, the applicant may file with the city a cash bond or an instrument of credit approved by the City Attorney in the amount equal to that which would be required for the surety bond.
(C) Every bond and instrument of credit shall include, and every cash deposit shall be made on, the conditions that the permittee shall comply with all of the provisions of this chapter and all of the terms and conditions of the soil erosion and sedimentation control permit, and shall complete all of the work contemplated under said permit within the time limit specified in the soil erosion and sedimentation control permit, or if no time limit is specified, within 180 days after the date of the issuance of said permit.
(D) A bond shall not be required by the City Engineer for construction of accessory structures for a residential dwelling, construction of a minor addition to a residential dwelling, or if a bond is posted with the city in conjunction with a building permit.
(Prior Code, § 16-35) (Ord. 1311, passed 3-16-2009)