17.08.070 Insurance requirements – Exemptions – Liability agreements.
A. The Director of Parks and Recreation may require submission of insurance which has been approved by the City Attorney, executed and delivered by a reliable insurance company authorized to carry on an insurance business in the state, by the terms of which said insurance company assumes responsibility for injuries to persons and property as a result of constructing the work as set forth in the permit. The insurance, when required, shall be in the following amounts:
1. One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for property damage;
2. Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for death or injuries to any person in any one occurrence;
3. Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for death or injuries to two or more persons in any one occurrence.
B. Governmental agencies, including the state of California and its political subdivisions, shall not be required to provide the insurance required by this section, but shall be required to hold the City harmless.
C. Any permittee for whom insurance requirements have been waived shall be required to hold harmless and defend the City, its elective and appointive boards, officers, agents and employees, from any liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injury, including death, as well as from claims which may arise from the permittee, or any subcontractors or agents or employees thereof, in performing under the permit. (Ord. 2385 § 4, 1990; Ord. 1836 § 1, 1978).