§ 34-165. Issuance; contents; term; transferability.

(a)

All excavation permits shall be issued by the inspection division of the department of planning and community development upon the recommendation or at the direction of the city engineer.

(b)

Each excavation permit shall provide for the restoration of the property. The permit shall state the number of days required to restore the premises after the completion of the excavation work. Such excavation will be deemed complete if all substantial excavation work has ceased for a period of two weeks, excluding any day in which weather or other condition, not under the control of the permittee, does not allow excavation work for a period of at least seven hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

(c)

Each excavation permit issued shall be issued for a maximum period of one year, after which period the permit is void, and the person to whom the permit was issued must make a new application for a new permit for each succeeding year or portion of a year that an excavation is operated or maintained.

(d)

The excavation permit shall be in such form and numbered as may be prescribed by the department of engineering and shall contain any and all special conditions set forth in the city engineer's recommendation.

(e)

No excavation permit issued to any person shall ever be transferred, sold, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any manner to any other person without the written consent of the city council.

(Code 1967, § 17-28(b)—(f); Ord. No. 6938, § 2, 2-24-94; Ord. No. 9034, § 8, 11-9-00)