[Amended 6-2-1997 by Ord.
No. 349]
Any person desiring to dig up, tear up, destroy or repair any
of the streets, alleys or other public ways of the City shall first
obtain a written permit from the City Manager to do so. Such permit
shall prescribe the situs, manner and duration of excavation.
[Amended 11-5-1979 by Ord. No. 259, approved 11-8-1979; 7-7-1980 by Ord. No.
262, approved 7-7-1987]
A.
All applications for permits to dig up, tear up or disturb any street,
alley or other public way in the City for the purpose of laying pipes
of any kind, repairing the same or for any purpose whatsoever shall
be in writing. They shall be submitted to the Superintendent of Public
Works. Applications shall be signed by the person seeking the permit.
The permit application shall state the street, alley or other public
way to be dug up or repaired, the time for which such permit is desired
and the admission of the financial responsibility of the applicant
to the City for the complete restoration of the street, alley or other
public way to be dug up, torn up or repaired.
B.
Fees. A fee, in the amount as shall be determined by Council by resolution,
shall be charged for each permit issued.
A.
Whenever any person shall receive a permit to dig up, tear up or
repair any street, alley or other public way in the City, the person
receiving such permit shall obligate himself or herself to pay to
the City the sum of money equal to the cost of a complete restoration
of the street, alley or other public way of the City so dug up, torn
up or repaired. Such complete restoration of the street, alley or
other public way shall be undertaken and completed by the Department
of Public Works at the expense of the permittee, in accordance with
standards established by the City.
B.
The Superintendent of Public Works, at his or her discretion, may
require any applicant to furnish a good and sufficient indemnity bond
to indemnify the City against loss or any default or negligence of
such applicant in the exercise of the activities authorized by any
such permit or for any default in payment of the costs of restoration.
Any person who has obtained permission to dig up or disturb
any of the streets, alleys or other public ways of the City is required
to take all proper measures to assure the safety of passing vehicles
and pedestrians from loss of life or injury to person or property
by the erection of a fence or barrier by day and, in addition thereto,
by displaying one or more lanterns at night at the portion or portions
left open and also at every street crossing on the line of work when
the same may be left open.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the terms and
conditions of any permit issued pursuant to this article. Any person
convicted of any such violation shall be guilty of a municipal infraction
and shall be subject to a fine as set forth in the Fees, Charges and
Rates Schedule, adopted by resolution of the City Council from time
to time.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current Fees, Charges and Rates Schedule
is on file in the City Clerk's office.
