§ 17-80. Proof of insurance required prior to issuance.

(a)

Every applicant, before being granted a permit, shall furnish the city with proof of insurance, in such form as is approved by the director of public works, with an insurance company licensed to do business in the state, with the following provisions for coverage, including, but not limited to, liability coverage, including motor vehicle, bodily injury and property damage, in the amount of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) per occurrence with an annual aggregate coverage of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00). Such insurance shall cover all operations of the permittee and all of his vehicles to be used in the course of his operations in the city.

(b)

Any other provisions of this article or this Code notwithstanding, the amount of insurance shall at no time be less than that required under the statutes of the state under those sections dealing with governmental immunity. A waiver of this requirement may be made by the director of public works for a natural person determined by the director of public works to be performing work on a sidewalk, driveway, curb, gutter or curb cut for the benefit of his primary residence.

(Code 1961, § 24-27)