Bond required before getting a permit for excavation work

A. The director of public works and waste management may require that prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall submit a bond in favor of the County, which shall be a cash bond or personal surety bond, as the director of public works and waste management may require, and shall be fifty per cent of the estimated amount of the cost of backfilling of material. B. The term of each bond shall begin upon the date of issuance of the permit and shall remain in effect for a one-year period after the completion of the work. The bond shall be returned to the permit holder should the director of public works and waste management deem the work satisfactory after the one-year period. C. Should there be settlement of the pavement, or other defect of the work within the one-year period after completion, the permit holder shall be responsible for repair of the work. Should the permit holder be unable to perform the repairs, the director of public works and waste management may authorize the County or a contractor to perform the repairs. The County may utilize the bond to pay the expenses of the repairs. (Ord. 2888 § 8, 2000: prior code § 21-4.9)