Ordinance No. 76-11 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
ORDINANCE NO. 74-_fi _
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE,
RELATING TO STREET OPENING PER.'^.IT SECURITY REQUIRM ENTS.
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLL01IS:
Section 1. Section 15.04.050 of Chapter 15.04 of the migard
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"15,04.050 Security. Before the issuance of any
permit, the department of public works shall require
the applicant or his contractor to file with the city,
as security, either:
" (7 1Tn the event an annual pern-tit is requested,
a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars,
unless the applicant is already bound by the provisions
of a franchise ordinance or a subdivision compliance
agreement.
" (2) In the event of an application for a permit
for one particular cut or break in an alley or street,
a surety bond in an amount equal to the estimated cast
of the wort: to be performed.
" (3) The cost upon which the amount of the bond or
security shall be based shall be the cost of the work
to be performed within the public right-of-way, 'and
not the cost of work to be performed outside of such
right-of-way: -
" (4) Security may be held on deposit- by the City
for a period of one .year. Said security agreement shall
provide'.that the applicant or his contractor will,
immediately upon completion of the Mork, be obligated to
keep the work in a state of good repair at his own
expense, and that he shall continue to do so until released
from the maintenance obligation. In the event the
applicant or his contractor fails to carry out all provi-
sions of the permit and said maintenance requirement, and
the City has unreimbursed costs or expenses resulting from
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such failure, the City may call upon the security agree-
ment or deposit for reimbursement-
" (5) In lieu of a surety bond, the applicant or
his contractor may file as security cash, certified
check or money order. The City shall hold such security
subject to the conditions set forth above.
" (6) In the case of unimproved streets no security
shall be required unless, in the opinion of the City,
such security is necessary for the protection of the
public interest. "
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective on and after the
31st day after its passage by the Council.
PASSED: By �,na--us vote of all Council members present,
after being read three times by title and nunber only,
this _ 23 day of February 1976
Recorder, City of T'g d
President of Council
APPROVED: By the/Mayor this 23day of F'ebruar , 197 6
City of Tigard
]President of Council
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