A. A permit fee shall be charged by the city for the issuance of an excavation permit which shall be in addition to all other fees for permits or charges relative to any proposed construction work. The city shall charge such fees as are required to recover fully the costs of issuing and administering the permit plus any reasonable allowance for overhead.

B. The city may elect to negotiate an annual permit fee with a utility holding a franchise granted by the city council.

C. Nothing herein shall prohibit any person from doing all or any part of the work called for in said permit, provided that permission is obtained from the administrative authority, and provided further that all such excavations and pavement repairs shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the administrative authority. If the area covered thereby is not restored to as good condition as the same was in before the work was done, the administrative authority shall at the expense of the permittee proceed to do such work as may be necessary to restore said area. (Ord. 119 § 1(1005), 1969).