Chapter 12.24 EXCAVATIONS
Section 12.24.030 Surety bond required.
12.24.030 Surety bond required.
As a part of the written application, the applicant shall have
on file in the office of the city clerk-treasurer an approved undertaking and surety bond in the amount
of two thousand dollars wherein
such applicant agrees to do the following:
A. Maintain the road surface which has
been disturbed in a smooth and uniform condition for
a period of one year after traffic is again permitted to pass over such filled trench or maintain the
area cut outside the pavement surface but within the R/W to a condition similar to the immediate
surrounding area for a period of one year, such maintenance to meet the approval of the city
engineer;
B. Erect and maintain all necessary barricades,
detour signs, warning signals and lights by
night (in conformance with the Indiana manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices latest
edition) required to direct traffic safely over or around the place where such work is being done, so
long as the work in any way interferes with traffic;
C. Take all responsibility for any injury
or damage resulting to persons or property because of
such work;
D. Conspicuously display at the site
of the street opening the name and address of the person
to whom the permit has been issued, so long as the hole is open or barricades are in place;
E. Give notice to the city engineer prior
to every day that excavations are being opened in such
rights-of-way. (Prior code § 27-33)