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buildings, walls, fences, trees or utilities that may be subject to damage from the permitted excavation. A permittee shall be responsible for all damage to public or private property resulting from its failure to properly protect people and property and to carry out the work. 7.299 Public Way Construction and Use -Permit Revocation. Failure to comply with any condition of the permit issued under section 7.295 and related code or administrative rule requirements, or failure to make a safe and timely restoration of the public way shall be cause for revocation of the permit. 7.300 Public Way Construction and Use -Permit Fees. (1) The fee for a permit required by section 7.290 shall be set by the city manager pursuant to section 2.020 of this code in an amount sufficient to fully recover all of the City's costs related to processing the application for the permit and inspecting the work during and after completion of the work. (2) Except when the permittee is a municipal utility, a franchisee, or a licensee otherwise obligated to compensate the city for on-going use of the public way, in addition to the fee required in subsection 7.300(1), a fee for leaving any structure, pipe, conduit, culvert or facility in the public way may be set by the city manager pursuant to section 2.020 of this code to provide a reasonable return to the public for the permitted on-going use of the public way. 7.302 Public Way Construction and Use -Location of Facilities. (1) All underground pipes and conduits in the public way shall be laid a minimum depth of 30 inches below the city-established street grade or alley grade and 30 inches below ground level in utility easements, unless otherwise approved by the city manager or designee. If it becomes necessary for the proper or necessary public use of any public way that any structure, pipe, conduit, culvert or facility heretofore installed or constructed be removed or relocated or that any use made thereof by a municipal utility, franchisee, licensee, or permittee be discontinued, the city engineer shall give written notice to the owner of the street tree, pipe, conduit, culvert or other facility to remove the same within a reasonable time. If the owner fails to comply with such notice, the city may remove or relocate the same and charge the costs of removal or relocation to the owner. (2) A permit issued under sections 7.290 and 7.295 shall require that all utilities and communications facilities be located underground in the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section if the permit is associated with new residential or new commercial development. (3) A permit issued under section 7.295 may require the permittee to locate the facility or utility jointly with other providers and to reserve public space in privately opened trenches to ensure adequate conduit capacity for city operational and infrastructure needs. Ordinance - 12