(a) Cash deposits. Before any permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, a cash deposit or surety bond shall be on file with the County. The cash deposit shall be in a sum of not less than Five Hundred and no/100ths ($500.00) Dollars, or 100 percent of the estimated cost of the work, whichever is greater. Such deposit shall remain with the County for not less than six (6) months from the date of the last permit issued to the depositor thereof. Such deposit shall be held to insure the faithful performance of the work, and the County is hereby empowered to deduct from such cash deposit all sums due for any and all damages occurring to the County by reason of faulty or defective work of the permittee.
(b) Bonds. At the option of the permittee, a good and sufficient bond in any amount equal to the amount of such cash deposit may be executed by the applicant to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, payable to the County by a reliable surety company. Such bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful and proper performance of the work upon the same terms as the terms required by such cash deposit in lieu of which such bond is executed. The County is hereby empowered to enforce collections under the bond for all sums due for charges pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and for any and all damages occurring to the County by reason of faulty or defective work by the permittee.
(c) Exception. The requirements of this section may be waived by the Engineer for house connection sewer permits where the lateral exists and no opening in the street surface is necessary. (§§ 609, and 611, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)