Sec. 324.302. - Bond and permit required.
Whenever protection is required by Section 324.301, the owner or person doing the work shall file a bond with and obtain a permit from the Building Official.
(a) The permit may be issued as a part of a permit for construction or demolition work or may be issued as a separate permit as appropriate to the particular case. Where it is deemed necessary by the Building Official, drawings of the layout and construction of barricades, sheds, fences or other protective measures may be required to be submitted and approved prior to the issuance of a permit.
(b) Prior to the issuance of a permit or the commencement of work covered by this Part, the owner or person doing the work shall file with the Building Official a sidewalk barricade bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the City. The bond shall be executed by a surety company licensed by the State of Florida, on a form approved by the Office of General Counsel, and conditioned as follows:
WHEREAS, the Principal is from time to time constructing, tearing down, repairing, painting, cleaning and moving heavy objects next to buildings or contracting for the construction, tearing down, repairing, painting and cleaning of buildings and the moving of buildings from place to place in the City of Jacksonville and desires to engage in the business in the city until the _____ day of ________, 19___ [one year from execution if desired]; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the work of construction, tearing down, repairing, the moving of heavy objects next to, painting and cleaning of buildings, it is expedient and necessary to use public space and to construct temporary covered walkways or sidewalk barricades for the convenience of pedestrians passing in front of the buildings while under construction, which work will necessarily occupy certain portions of the streets adjacent to the property on which the buildings are situate; and, in connection with the moving of buildings, it is expedient and necessary temporarily to barricade and occupy the entire width of certain streets; and, in connection with the cleaning of buildings, it is expedient and necessary to generate and use steam or other potentially dangerous processes in public space;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Principal shall well and truly hold and save the City of Jacksonville harmless on account of all claims for damages to persons, property or premises arising out of the use of public space and the Principal shall assume the defense of all claims of whatsoever character against the city, its officers or agents, arising out of the use of public space, whether by the use of the public space, by the moving of the buildings or by the construction, use and maintenance of one or more covered walkways or barricades that may be erected and maintained by the Principal, his subcontractors and assigns, during the period aforesaid, and shall expedite all work in connection with the public space insofar as it is used and, as each of the walkways or barricades has fulfilled its purpose, the Principal shall promptly remove it and leave that portion of the street, including sidewalks, curbs, gutters and underground conduits, over and around which the buildings were so constructed, torn down, repaired, painted, cleaned, altered or moved and the walkway was erected in as good condition as they were before the work in connection with which the walkway or barricade was constructed was begun.
This obligation shall in no event be cancelled until after 15 days' notice in writing shall have been given to the City of Jacksonville.
(Ord. 71-342-174; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-1201-663, § 4)
