(a) 
Generally.
Any contractor proposing to work in any public right-of-way or easement must first post with the city a maintenance bond or cash bond in the penal sum of 20 percent of the cost of the improvements in the contract, conditioned that such contractor will repair or replace any and all damaged public property, including but not limited to, street signs, waterlines, surface or subsurface of the street, curbs and gutters and fire hydrants, in or about such public right-of-way or easement.
(b) 
Purpose of bond.
The bond required by this section shall provide that, in cases of emergency, which determination shall be in the sole reasonable discretion of the city manager or his agent, such bond may be applied, without notice to such contractor, to cover such damages, and further, that in nonemergency situations, such contractor will have five working days after either written or oral notice of such damage to repair or replace the damaged property, unless such time shall be extended in writing by the city manager or his agent, after which time the city shall be authorized to apply all or any part of such cash bond to cover the damages.
(c) 
Restrictions on work in public rights-of-way or easements.
No contractor shall be permitted to work in a public right-of-way or easement if the balance of his maintenance bond or cash bond required by this section shall become less than 20 percent of the cost of the improvements in the contract.
(Code 1975, § 20-1)
(a) 
Generally.
No person, firm or corporation shall use water, or allow the use of water under his or its control, in a manner that causes water to collect on the roadway, public street, alley or thoroughfare and form ice.
(b) 
Liability for costs incurred.
A person violating this section shall be civilly liable to the city for all costs incurred by the city in removing or covering the ice on a public roadway. Such costs shall include costs of labor, equipment, ashes, sand or other material used to cover the ice.
(c) 
Penalty.
Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined as provided in section 1-13.
(Code 1975, § 20-2)
(a) 
Generally.
Any sidewalk, parkway, or driveway which has become defective, unsafe or hazardous is declared to be a nuisance. It shall be the duty of the abutting property owner to construct, reconstruct or repair any such defect within 30 days after receiving notice from the director of public works or as otherwise designated by the city manager of the existence of defect.
(b) 
Work done by city; statement of charges; collection as lien.
If the abutting property owner fails to timely repair such defect, the director of public works shall be entitled to construct, reconstruct or repair the said sidewalk, parkway or driveway and to charge the abutting property owner for the actual costs of the said work done. The director of public works or as otherwise designated by the city manager shall give the abutting property owner an itemized statement of charges in writing which shall be due in 30 days from the receipt thereof. If the said charges are not timely paid, the director of public works shall be entitled to file an affidavit of charges and affix a lien on the abutting premises by filing same with the county clerk. Such charges shall draw interest at the rate of eight percent from due date until paid.
(Code 1975, § 20-3)
(a) 
Generally.
Before any person, firm or corporation may use the streets, alleys, public easements, rights-of-way or thoroughfares, within the city limits, to furnish utility services of any kind to property or persons within the city, that utility must apply for and receive a franchise from this city. The utilities embraced in this section are electric utilities, gas utilities, water and sewer utilities, telecommunications utilities and any other business which is commonly classified as a utility.
(b) 
Permit application.
Before any utility company does any construction or installation work in, over or under any public street, alley, thoroughfare, public easement or rights-of-way located in this city, it must make application for and receive a permit for such project. The information required in the application shall be determined by the franchise under which the utility is operating.
(c) 
Terms of franchise; plans and specifications.
The terms of the franchise must address those matters authorized in the Charter as well as provisions for plans and locations of all operations within the city including any wires, pipes, conducts, sewers, or flumes within all public rights-of-way. It shall require the utility company which is the subject of each franchise to update and file with the city all plans for installation within the city and within any public right-of-way. If the "as-builts" vary from the original plans, the "as-builts" must be filed with the city. The plans, specifications and "as-builts" shall be maintained in the permanent records of the department of public works of the city.
(d) 
Franchise fee.
The franchise fee, in each case, shall be determined by a majority vote of the city council, but shall not be confiscatory in nature.
(e) 
Other terms of franchise.
The other terms of each franchise shall be determined by negotiation and agreement of the parties thereto and be responsive to the needs of the public, the city and the utility concerned.
(f) 
Penalty.
Violation of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor and each violation shall be punished by a fine as provided in section 1-13.
(Code 1975, § 20-4)
No person shall permanently stain, paint or mark any public sidewalk or curb; provided, however, this prohibition shall not be deemed to prohibit employees or contractors of public agencies and public utilities from placing public markings or location symbols or marking for utilities on such curbs and sidewalk, nor shall such prohibition apply to address numbers painted on the curb of corresponding properties. This prohibition shall not be deemed to restrict the color or texture of original or replacement sidewalks.
(Ordinance 2721, § 1, adopted 7/28/2003)