(a) A permit fee shall be paid to the City Treasurer prior to permit issuing; the remaining inspection fee and degradation fee shall be paid when the work is completed, inspected and measured by the appropriate City department. The City shall have the right to waive fees for contractors performing work under contract with the City.
(b) The permit fee shall be in the amount set by Council resolution.
(c) The degradation fee shall be calculated by actual measurement after the work is completed at a rate per square yard set by Council resolution. The City Treasurer shall place collected degradation fees into the City Highway Fund.
(1) The degradation fee shall be waived for openings made on streets maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
(2) The number of square yards computed for the degradation fee will be based on the actual size of excavation including any pavement that must be removed to provide a one foot bench beyond the original trench wall.
(Ord. 37-2005. Passed 9-20-05.)