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When action is taken by the director to enforce this article, such action is in the name of and on behalf of the city, and the director so acting for the city is not personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any action committed in good faith in the discharge of official duties. Any suit brought against the director by reason thereof will be defended by the city attorney throughout the proceedings. (Ord. Nos. 8590; 22026)
(a) The director has authority to take the legal steps necessary to secure compliance with this article.
(b) The director has the right to enter any premises in the discharge of official duties or for the purpose of making any inspection, reinspection, or test or otherwise to ensure compliance with this article.
(c) The director has the power to inspect or reinspect surfacing and the laying of surfacing materials and issue notices or affix them to premises or to reject surfacing materials not meeting the standards provided in this article, and shall have such other powers provided in this article. The director has the power to control and regulate improvements and facilities placed upon public property and the power to cause to be removed all obstructions and encroachments not in conformance with a valid permit and the requirements of this article. (Ord. Nos. 8590; 22026)
No person shall construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, remove, replace, pave, repave, surface or resurface any walk, drive, curb, gutter, paved area or appurtenance on public property in the city without first obtaining from the building inspector a permit so to do. (Ord. 8590)
To obtain a permit as required by the preceding section, a bonded contractor or his authorized representative shall file with the building inspector an application in writing therefor on a form to be furnished for that purpose. Such bonded contractor shall be registered with the building inspector and shall furnish a list of the authorized representatives who are to secure permits for him. Each application for a permit shall describe the abutting property adjacent to which the proposed work on public property is to be done, either by lot, block or tract and house number, location on the street or similar description which will readily identify and definitely locate the site of the proposed work. Each applicant shall give such other pertinent information as shall be required by the building inspector. (Ord. 8590)
When required by the building inspector, an applicant for a permit shall file a lot or plot plan in triplicate showing the following:
(1) The exact location of the proposed building or structure.
(2) Every existing building or structure on abutting property.
(3) Every existing facility on public property adjacent thereto to the center line of the street right of way.
(4) All proposed walks, drives, curbs, gutters, pavements, public utility poles, fire hydrants, gas meters, water meters, storm sewer inlets, manholes or any other appurtenances.
Such plan shall be drawn to scale upon substantial paper and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature, character and extent of the work proposed, and shall show in detail that the work will conform to this article and to all related rules and regulations. Plans submitted at the time an application is made as provided in the Building Code, for construction on abutting property, may be used to meet this requirement. (Ord. 8590)
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