As used in this article, the following terms
have the meanings indicated:
APPLICANT
Any person making written application to the City Manager
for a street excavation permit hereunder.
CITY MANAGER
The City of Rehoboth Beach employed and/or assigned City
Manager.
EXCAVATION
Any cavity, hole or hollow formed by digging, cutting, scooping,
breaking, bulleting, vibrating, tunneling or undermining or any other
method of removal or disturbance of earthen or road material in, under
or adjacent to any street, as defined herein.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind, including but not limited to
public utilities, transportation corporations, privately and publicly
owned water companies, community antenna television companies and
municipal districts.
STREET
Any street, highway, sidewalk, alley, avenue or other public
way or other land, park, grounds, property or easement owned by the
City.
No person shall make any excavation in any street
for any purpose without first obtaining a permit therefor from the
City Manager as hereinafter provided.
The permit fee of $25 shall accompany each application
submitted in accordance with this article. The City Commissioners,
by resolution, may from time to time establish and change categories
and fees to accompany the applications.
The applicant shall notify the City Manager
when work has been completed, after which an inspection will be made
by the City Manager or his duly authorized agent, and upon approval
of the work, a release will be granted to the applicant. Until the
granting of such a release, the applicant shall remain liable for
guarding and protection as provided herein.
An application issued pursuant to this article
relates solely to the requirements of this article. Accordingly, each
applicant must also comply with the requirements of all other applicable
governmental laws, regulations and orders of the City, Sussex County,
the State of Delaware and its administrative agencies and the United
States government and its administrative agencies.