87-133 ADOPTING BUILDING CODE AND REGULATING BUILDINGS AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND MODIFYING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCE PROVISIONS

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for additional periods may be authorized by the Director of Public Works , upon reasonable request ; and provided, further, that in the event such permit is , or such permits are, issued without such bond being so furnished, and without regard to the progress , stage or extent of performance of work or completion thereunder, such permit or permits may be revoked and all work thereunder stopped until such bond is so furnished, approved and filed; and provided, further, that no such bond shall be required hereunder for improvements the furnishing, installation or construction of which are a part of the condition of a bond furnished pursuant to the requirements of the provision of an ordinance other than this Code, or the permit or permits are for the construction of a single or two family dwelling being built separately and not as a part of the development of a group of such dwellings . Section 12 . The City Manager is hereby authorized to promulgate and enforce by administrative order rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of Section 11 of this ordinance, which rules shall include provisions by which it may be determined when such bonds shall or shall not be required considering the cost , type and extent of improvements to be required, the cost , type and character of the development or improvements for which the permit , or permits , may be requested, and such other reasonable objective considerations as may be necessary or desirable to administer said provisions to carry out the intention and purpose of the same. Any person affected by the application and enforcement of such rules may request review by the Council by, within ten days from the date of any decision thereunder, filing such request in writing with the City Clerk specifying the decision sought to be reviewed. Section 13 . Billboards , sign boards and electrical signs shall be subject to provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the City. The owner or person in control of a display sign suspended over a street or extending into a street more than fifteen ( 15 ) inches beyond the building line, shall execute a corporate surety bond in the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ( $30 , 000 ) to be approved by the City, indemnifying the City of Decatur, Illinois , against all loss , cost , damage or expense to person or property incurred or sustained by or recovered against the municipality by reason of the construction or maintenance of such display sign. In lieu thereof, such person may file with the City a public liability insurance policy with the City as the named insured, indemnifying the City against loss or damage to person or property in the minimum amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ( $500 , 000 ) for personal injury and One Hundred Thousand Dollars ( $100 , 000 ) for property damage with a provision the same may not be cancelled except after ten ( 10 ) days prior notice to the City.