§ 17.30.040. Utility permit—Required.

A.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall make any installation or alteration or replacement of any sewer, water main, gas main, stormwater main, sprinkler main, force main and their lines, cable television or other related above and underground structures or perform any work which is subject to this chapter without first obtaining a utility permit from the Director of Planning and Zoning.

B.

All applications for permits shall be submitted in writing on forms prescribed by the Director of Planning and Zoning and shall be signed by a currently licensed utility contractor.

C.

A utility permit is void unless work for which the permit has been issued is commenced within a period of one hundred twenty days after issuance or if the authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a period of six months after the time of commencing the work. The maximum duration of a utility permit is two years from the issue date, except that if related to a building permit the utility permit shall expire on expiration of the building permit unless specified otherwise.

D.

The Director may renew a utility permit for an additional one hundred twenty- day period if the applicant:

1.

Makes written request for the renewal prior to the expiration of the first one hundred twenty-day period; and

2.

Provides written justification, satisfactory to the Director, that work could not be commenced within the initial one hundred twenty-day period because of circumstances beyond the control of the applicant.

E.

The Director may withhold permit applications or may suspend or revoke any utility permits for any irregularities in installation or for unsafe or unworkmanlike installation or for any violations of the utility code and this chapter.

F.

Issued permits are not transferable for any reason.

(Ord. O-26-03 § 1 (part): Ord. O-61-94 § 1 (part))

(Ord. No. O-12-16 Amended, § I, 5-23-2016)