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§ 11.05.010.040 PUBLIC RIGHT-OF WAY PERMIT.
   All construction, excavation or other work on public or private property which will necessitate the use of the public right-of-way or easement shall require a public right-of-way permit issued by the Public Works Department.
   (A)   The work authorized by the permit includes, but is not limited to, street construction and repair, water, sewer, and storm system construction and repair, utility connections and repair, landscaping, sidewalk, curbing, and driveway construction and repair.
   (B)   Also included are any other uses of the public right-of-way where there is a possibility of creating a hazard.
   (C)   Examples of hazards are scaffolding, storage of materials or equipment, crane and equipment operations, demolition, sandblasting and painting operations, temporary construction or demolition dumpster placement, and any other use deemed a hazard by the PWD.
   (D)   The permit will not be issued until all insurance and bonding, and their subcontractors shall be required to purchase an excavation permit. Improvements to boulevards in public right-of-way require approval from the City PWD.
   (E)   The adjacent property owner is responsible for all costs associated with construction and maintenance of any boulevard improvements that have been approved.
(Prior Code, § 11.05.010.040) (Ord. 2019-9, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)
§ 11.05.010.050 INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE.
   (A)   No person or party shall interrupt or restore municipal service or access to any customer or property without the express consent of the PWD.
   (B)   Any construction that will interrupt the normal operation of city sewer or water or transportation facilities, in which consent by PWD has been given requires notification to property owners and/or residents.
      (1)   The certification will identify the location, day, time and duration of the street closer or service interruption.
      (2)   The contractor shall notify the City Police and Fire Department at least 48 hours prior to any street closures.
      (3)   The Fire Department will also be given said notice for water main interruptions.
(Prior Code, § 11.05.010.050) (Ord. 2019-9, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)
§ 11.05.010.060 LIABILITY INSURANCE AND BONDING.
   (A)   Liability insurance. The contractor shall procure and maintain, at the contractor’s expense, during the construction period, contractor’s liability insurance in accordance with the supplementary conditions to the general conditions of the Montana Public Works Standard Specifications.
   (B)   Bonding.
      (1)   The property owner/developer will provide the city with a performance bond equal to the value of the project for all public infrastructure construction required by a subdivision, development or phased development.
      (2)   All construction work within the public right-of-way or easement (sidewalk and curb construction, storm drainage and sanitary sewer service line installation, repair and the like) will require the property owner/contractor to provide the city with a performance bond.
      (3)   Upon written acceptance of the project by the city, the property owner/developer will be required to provide the city with a maintenance bond of 10% of the value of the work performed.
         (a)   The maintenance bond shall remain in full force throughout the one-year guarantee period.
         (b)   Contractors furnishing the city with an annual bond of $5,000 will not be required to furnish additional bonding if the $5,000 bond meets the requirements of these standards.
         (c)   Bonds may be in the form of a surety bond, a certificate of deposit (CD), a certified check or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank licensed to do business in the state.
(Prior Code, § 11.05.010.060) (Ord. 2019-9, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)
§ 11.05.010.070 HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CONTROL.
   (A)   Project control, benchmarks, and horizontal and vertical datums shall be clearly shown on the plans and shall include location, description and elevation.
   (B)   A control point file is required so that the project can be oriented in the city’s GIS database. A minimum of four control points shall be reported.
   (C)   The control point file can be a unique layer in the CAD drawing or a shape, text or tabular file.
   (D) Control methods:
      (1)   Horizontal control.
         (a)   Any local, state or national geodetic survey (NGS) adopted system may be used.
         (b)   The system must be identified so that data can be easily convert from one system to another.
      (2)   Vertical control. The North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88), or the most current adopted NGS Vertical Datum for the United States and territories, shall be used for the vertical control.
   (E)   Conversion from design coordinates to the above shall be provided on the plans and include the following information:
      (1)   Northing, easting and orthometric height control points;
      (2)   Latitude, longitude and ellipsoid height of control points.
      (3)   Geoid used;
      (4)   Meridian convergence angle at control points; and
      (5)   Ground scale factor at control points.
   (F)   All full-sized plans shall be on 24-inch by 36-inch plan sheets or 22-inch by 34-inch plan sheets.
      (1)   Reduced scale plans may be submitted for review if approved by the City PWD, but all plans for final approval (excepting the one required one-half size sheet) and all record drawings shall be full-sized.
      (2)   All plans submitted for review and approval will be stamped, signed and dated by a professional engineer licensed in the state.
   (G)   (1)   All drawings will have both plan and profile views of the proposed improvements.
      (2)   A general location map shall be provided showing the relationship of each page to the overall development.
   (H)   Project datum and benchmarks shall be clearly identified on the plans.
   (I)   English units are required.
(Prior Code, § 11.05.010.070) (Ord. 2019-9, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)
§ 11.05.010.080 DRAWINGS SCALES.
   The following scales are required. Other scales will be considered on a case by case basis if all information can be clearly shown.
 
View
Scale
Plans view
1" = 50'
Profile view, horizontal
1" = 50' (or match plan view scale)
Profile view, vertical
1" = 50'
Stational interview
100 feet or 50 feet
 
(Prior Code, § 11.05.010.080) (Ord. 2019-9, passed 9-3-2019; Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)
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