(a) Required. A permit, as provided for in this chapter, shall not be issued until the applicant has filed with the Engineer, in duplicate, a policy or certificate of protective liability insurance in which the County has been named or co-insured with the permittee. The policy of insurance shall insure the County and its departments, officers, and employees, while acting within the scope of their duties, against all claims arising out of, or in connection with, the operations of the permittee or any contractor or subcontractor of the permittee pursuant to the permit.
(b) Amounts. The policy of insurance shall provide coverage in the following amounts:
(1) For bodily injury, One Hundred Thousand and no/100ths ($100,000.00) Dollars for each person;
(2) For each accident, Three Hundred Thousand and no/100ths ($300,000.00) Dollars; and
(3) For property damage, Fifty Thousand and no/100ths ($50,000.00) Dollars for each accident.
(c) Coverage. Such policy of insurance shall provide coverage at least as broad as that provided in the Standard Form approved by the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters, together with such endorsements as are required to cover the risks involved.
(d) 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. (§§ 610 and 611, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)