(a) Application. The City Engineer shall prepare and make available an application for the permit required under this Chapter. Such application shall require, at a minimum:
(1) Information setting forth the location where the work is to be performed, the name, address, and telephone number of the person for whom the work is being performed, and the name, address, and phone number of the person doing the work.
(2) A certificate of insurance showing that the applicant or person performing the work has current liability insurance against any loss or damage to persons or property resulting from the work being done, the policy to have the minimum limits of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) for injury or death to any one person and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for any one accident, and seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) for property damage, and naming the City as an additional insured.
(3) The application may also require any other information the City Engineer deems necessary.
(b) Filing Application and Application Fee. All applications for a permit under this Chapter shall be filed at least ten (10) business days before the date of the proposed work; provided, however, that the City Engineer, in his or her sole discretion, may allow for a shorter period in case of emergencies. To cover administrative costs of reviewing the application, the applicant shall pay, at the time of application filing, an application fee as set forth in the City's Fee Schedule, Appendix A
of the City Government Code, no portion of which shall be refunded. Such fee shall be in addition to the required inspection fee and the required deposit or bond.
(c) Review of Application. The City Engineer shall review the application and approve or deny it within five (5) business days of receipt. The City Engineer may deny a permit to any person who has been guilty of repeated violations of the Chapter.
(d) Issuance of Permit. If approved, the City Engineer shall notify the applicant that the application has been approved but the permit will not be issued until the applicant has paid the required inspection fee and made the required deposit. No permit shall be issued nor shall any work be performed without the applicant paying the required inspection fee and required deposit.
(e) Inspection Fee. For all approved applications, the applicant shall pay an inspection fee as set forth in the City's Fee Schedule, Appendix A
to the City Government Code, no portion of which shall be refunded, prior to the issuance of the required permit. This inspection fee will cover one (1) inspection. Should additional inspections be required, the applicant shall be charged for each additional inspection.
(f) Deposit or Bond. The applicant shall also be required to deposit cash or a satisfactory bond, payable to the City, to guarantee that the restoration work required under Section 1000.01 is completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. The amount of the required deposit or bond shall as set forth in the City's Fee Schedule, Appendix A
to the City Government Code. The deposit shall be made or the bond filed with the City's Finance Director.
(1964 Code § 901.02; Ord. 05-08. Adopted 03/24/05; Ord. 06-62. Adopted 09/28/06; Ord. 2023-35. Adopted 12/14/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)