Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 1002-6 Security

Unless this section is waived in the permit and before a permit is effective, an applicant shall deposit with the director, or an agent authorized by resolution of the board of supervisors, cash or a certified or cashier's check in a sum to be fixed by the director as sufficient to reimburse the county for costs of restoring the right-of-way to its former condition or a safe condition, or completing the work, based on the schedules, if any, adopted by resolution of the board of supervisors; but an applicant may file a cash deposit on an annual basis in a sum estimated by the director as sufficient to cover the applicant's activities during any twelve-month period.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Ord. 85-13 § 1: prior code § 7540: Ord. 1000).

Instead of the cash deposit prescribed by Section 1002-6.002, the applicant on approval of the director may file a cash deposit in the minimum sum established by the schedules, if any, adopted for that purpose by the board of supervisors and in effect at the time of application for a permit; the balance of the sum fixed by the director as sufficient to reimburse the county for expenses incurred in restoring the right-of- way to its former condition or a safe condition, or completing the work, shall be filed in the form of an approved surety bond issued by a company authorized to do a general surety business in the state of California.

(Ord. 85-13 § 1: prior code § 7541: Ord. 1000).

Instead of a cash deposit, the applicant, on approval by the director, may annually file with the director an approved surety bond issued by a company authorized to do a general surety business in the state, in a sum fixed by the director as sufficient to reimburse the county for expenses to be incurred in restoring the right-of-way to its former condition, subject to the schedules, if any, adopted by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Prior code § 7542: Ord. 1000).

The director may require an additional bond or cash deposit at any time that evidence indicates that the amount of the bond or cash deposit previously made is insufficient to cover the cost of restoring the right-of-way to its former condition, subject to the schedules, if any, adopted by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Prior code § 7543: Ord. 1000).

The condition of any bond or cash deposit made under this title shall be that the permittee comply diligently and in good faith with this title and the terms and conditions of the permit.

(Prior code § 7544: Ord. 1000).

Any bond or cash deposit required by the director under this title shall be payable to the county and shall be filed with the director, who shall release it ninety days after satisfactory completion of all work authorized in the permit and fulfillment of all conditions of the permit.

(Ord. 75-51).

The cash deposit shall be forfeited to the county if work authorized by the permit has not been completed within one year after the permit's expiration date, provided that no action has been started under Section 1002-4.012 or Section 1002-4.013 to have the work restored or completed.

(Ord. 85-13 § 2).

The public works director may waive the provisions of this chapter relating to cash deposit or surety bond for permits required under Section 1002-4.008, except where permits are also required under Chapters 714-2 through 714-6, upon satisfactory proof by certificate of insurance that the permittee is adequately insured to assure reimbursement to the county for repair of any damage caused to county property.

(Ord. 1697: prior code § 7546).

In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, the director may require satisfactory proof by certificate of insurance that the permittee has in force a valid public liability insurance policy which includes the county, its officers, employees and agents as additional insureds. When so required, the insurance coverage shall be in an amount the director deems sufficient to adequately protect the additional insureds from liability for damages to person(s) or property(s) arising from the activities related to the permit.

(Ord. 77-103).