Anderson Municipal Code Ch. 12.12 Permits

No person shall do any of the following without first obtaining a permit from the city engineer so to do:

A. Move or cause to be moved along any highway any building or structure;

B. Make or cause to be made any excavation, fill or obstruction of, or lay, construct or repair any curb, sidewalk, gutter, driveway, roadway, retaining wall, storm drain or culvert, highway light or highway lighting system, in, over, along, across or through any street;

C. Construct, reconstruct or repair any highway light or highway lighting system in any highway or in any privatelyowned thoroughfare which is open to public travel. This section shall not apply to such installation or work by the state or any political subdivision thereof.

(Prior code § 19.2)

Application for a permit required by Section 12.12.010 shall be made in writing to the city engineer.

(Prior code § 19.3)

On each application for a permit, the applicant shall sign a statement that he agrees to preserve and save harmless the city and each officer and employee thereof from any liability or responsibility for any accident, loss or damage to person or property happening or occurring as a proximate result of any work undertaken under any permit granted pursuant to the application.

(Prior code § 19.4)

The city engineer shall not issue any permit until all issuance fees have been paid in accordance with the provisions of this title.

(Prior code § 19.5)

If this state or any political subdivision thereof files with the city engineer a written guarantee of payment of all costs for which it may become liable to the city, then neither an issuance fee nor deposit shall be required. All other persons, except the United States, shall make whatever deposit is required by this title and, in addition thereto, pay an issuance fee of two dollars for moving permits and one dollar and fifty cents for other permits.

(Prior code § 19.6)

The issuance fees required by the provisions of this title are for the purpose of defraying the cost of issuing the requested permit. No part of any issuance fee may be refunded to any applicant.

(Prior code § 19.7)

The city engineer may accept negotiable paper in payment of any permit fee, including engineering and inspection fees, deposits or other payments required by this title.

(Prior code § 19.8)

The acceptance of negotiable paper constitutes a payment of the fee, deposit or other payment as of the date of acceptance when the negotiable paper is duly paid.

(Prior code § 19.9)

If any negotiable paper is not paid on due presentment for any reason, any record of payment made on any official record because of its acceptance shall be cancelled and the fee, deposit or other payment shall be due as though no payment had been attempted.

(Prior code § 19.10)

Issuance fees and charges for repairs, inspection or engineering collected under the provisions of this title shall be deposited in the respective funds from which the corresponding disbursements were made.

(Prior code § 19.11)