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? ? .,.. , _. . _ _ . ?.... _,_. _ , dollars ($30.00) for a permit and shall deposit with the Finance Department thirty dollars ($30.00) per square yard based on the size of the opening, as a guarantee that he will restore the sidewalk or the treelawn to its original condition or pay the City for restoring the same. Such deposit, less the cost of inspection, shall be returned to the person, firm or corporation making the same upon the issuance of a certificate by the City Engineer that the treelawn or sidewalk has been restored to the same condition as before the opening was made. 901.08 BARRIERS AND WARNING DEVICES. (a) Any time a permit is issued pursuant to Section 901.01 and 901.07, the Contractor making application during the excavation period prior to the final completion of work as specified in Section 901.04, shall provide suitable barriers, warning devices and/or lights, all of which shall be in accordance with the direction of the City Engineer. (b) If the City Engineer should determine that the items specified in subsection (a) hereof are insufficient and a flagman will be required, then the Contractor shall present to the City Engineer evidence that a flagman will be on duty to direct traffic at time when the City Engineer deems necessary or appropriate. (c) In the event a permit is not issued, as in the case of a government project, i.e., Federal, State, County or City, the same requirements shall apply as are outlined in subsections (a) and (b) hereof. 901.99 PENALTY Any person, firm or corporation who shall make any opening or remove the pavement in any street, boulevard, avenue or public ground of the City without having first obtained a permit from the Engineering Division and having deposited with the City the estimated cost of repairing such work or filing the bond hereinbefore set forth, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued." BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED, AND AS AMENDED SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: "901.01 PERMIT REQUIRED; FEE AND APPLICATION. (a) No person shall make any opening in any street, boulevard, avenue or public place in the City until such person has filed with the City Engineering Division a written or printed application setting forth and indicating there the location, kind and extent of the pavement desired to be removed, and the number, purpose and size of openings or excavations which are desired or necessary. The applicant other than a public utility company shall pay a permit fee to the City in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the General Fund before the permit is issued and shall deposit with the City an additional amount as specified in Subsection (c) below to cover the cost of repairing or relaying and