Chapter 1020
Streets Generally
1020.01   Definitions.
1020.02   Excavations, damage and obstructions.
1020.03   Permits, insurance, deposits and bonds.
1020.04   Excavations; permit and security required.
1020.05   Emergency excavations.
1020.06   Backfilling.
1020.07   Utility poles.
1020.08   Maintenance of installations in streets.
1020.09   Curb cuts.
1020.10   Obstructions; permit and security required.
1020.11   Pedestrian passage.
1020.12   Barricades and warning lights.
1020.13   Shoring of excavations.
1020.14   Moving of buildings, etc.; permit and security required.
1020.15   Removal of encroachments and refilling of excavations by City.
1020.16   Temporary street closings.
1020.17   Parades and promotions; closure of streets.
1020.18   Street Administrator.
1020.19   Adoption of standards.
1020.99 Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Curbs and gutters - see M.C.L.A. §§ 91.1, 102.8
   Streets and alleys in home rule cities - see M.C.L.A. §§ 117.4d, 117.4e, 117.4h
   Excavations generally - see M.C.L.A. §§ 554.251 et seq.
   Permit fees - see ADM. 214.05(a)
   Truck routes - see TRAF. 430.01
   Streets in subdivisions - see P. & Z. 1230.01
1020.01 DEFINITIONS.
   Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, as used in this chapter:
   (a)   "City Manager" shall mean the City Manager of the City of Ionia.
(Ord. 362. Passed 3-1-94.)
   (b)   "Street" shall mean all of the land lying between property lines on either side of all streets, alleys, City-owned parking lots, and boulevards in the City, and includes lawn extensions and sidewalks and the area reserved for future streets but not yet constructed.
(Ord. 540. Passed 5-7-19.)
1020.02 EXCAVATIONS, DAMAGE AND OBSTRUCTIONS.
   No person shall make any excavation in, or cause any damage to, any street in the City, except under the conditions and in the manner permitted in this chapter. No person shall place any article, thing or obstruction in any street, except under the conditions and in the manner permitted in this chapter, but this provision shall not be deemed to prohibit such temporary obstructions as may be incidental to the expeditious movement of articles and other things to and from abutting premises, nor to the lawful parking of vehicles within the part of the street reserved for vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 362. Passed 3-1-94.)
1020.03 PERMITS, INSURANCE, DEPOSITS AND BONDS.
   Where permits are required in this chapter, they shall be obtained upon application to the City Manager, upon such forms as he or she shall prescribe. There shall be a charge to be determined from time to time by Council for each such permit, unless otherwise provided. Such permit shall be revocable by the City Manager for failure to comply with this chapter, rules and regulations adopted by Council and the lawful orders of the City Manager or his or her duly authorized representative. Permits shall be valid only for the period of time endorsed. Application for a permit under this chapter shall be deemed an agreement by the applicant to promptly complete the work permitted, observe all pertinent regulations of the City, repair all damage done to the street surface and installations on, over or within such street, including trees, and protect and save harmless the City from all damages or actions at law that may arise or may be brought on account of injury to persons or property resulting from the work done under the permit. Where liability insurance policies are required to be filed in making application for a permit, they shall be in not less than the following amounts, except as otherwise specified in this chapter:
   (a)   On account of injury to, or death of, any person in any one accident   $1,000,000
   (b)   On account of any one accident resulting in injury to, or death of, more than one person   $1,000,000
   (c)   On account of damage to property in any one accident   $1,000,000
   A duplicate executed copy or photostatic copy of the original of such insurance policy shall be filed with the City Clerk.
   Where cash deposits are required with the application for any permit, such deposit shall be in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or, in the discretion of the City Manager, a performance bond may be required depending on the size of the project, except as otherwise specified in this chapter. Such deposit shall be used to defray all expenses to the City arising out of the granting of the permit and work done under the permit. Three months after completion of the work done under the permit, any balance of such cash deposit shall be refunded. In any case where the deposit does not cover all costs and expenses of the City, the deficit shall be paid by the applicant.
(Ord. 362. Passed 3-1-94.)
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