Section 17.20.030 Permit to construct sidewalk.

1. No person shall make any sidewalk improvements whether ordered by the city council or not, unless such person shall obtain a permit from the city engineer and agree in writing that he will, in making the sidewalk improvements, comply with the ordinances of the city and with the specifications for sidewalks as prepared by the engineering department and approved by the city council, and that the work shall be done under the direction and supervision of the city engineer and subject to the approval of the city engineer or his duly authorized agent. He shall file a bond in the proper amount and shall also agree to hold the city free from all liability for damages on account of injuries received by anyone through the negligence of such person or his agents or servants in making the sidewalk improvements, or by reason of such person's failure to properly guard the premises. Permits shall be issued upon payment of a fee established by the city council. A copy of the permit, together with the written agreement above referred to, shall be filed and preserved in the office of the city engineer. Before granting any permit to make sidewalk improvements, the city engineer shall determine the propriety of the same and shall state in all permits issued when the work is to be commenced, if not upon issuance of the permit, and when the sidewalk work is to be completed. The time of completion for the sidewalk improvements may be extended by the city engineer when in his judgment the same is deemed necessary. All permits for the sidewalk improvements shall be issued in compliance with the resolution of the city council ordering the same. All permits for sidewalk improvements not ordered by resolution of the city council shall be issued in compliance with this chapter. The city engineer may withhold the issuance of any permit for any sidewalk improvements for a sufficient period to determine the necessity for the proposed improvements or when weather conditions will adversely affect the sidewalk improvements. Any person who shall commence sidewalk improvements without first having obtained a permit therefor shall pay double the permit fee.