§ 909.16 TRAFFIC CONTROL.
   (A)   When it is necessary to obstruct traffic, a traffic control plan shall be submitted to the city prior to starting construction. No permit will be issued until the plan is approved by the Deputy City Manager. If a street closing is desired, the applicant will request the assistance and obtain the approval of the City Engineer. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to notify and coordinate all work in the public way with police, fire, ambulance, other government entities, and transit organizations and to provide documentation of such to the City Engineer prior to issuance of a final permit. All traffic control measures shall be in accordance with the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control.
   (B)   When necessary for public safety, the permittee shall employ flaggers, whose duties shall be to control traffic around or through the construction site. The use of flaggers may be required by the City Engineer.
   (C)   Traffic control devices, as defined by the Ohio Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, must be used whenever it is necessary to close or alter a traffic lane or sidewalk. Traffic control devices are to be supplied by the permittee. If used at night, they must be reflectorized and must be illuminated or have barricade warning lights.
   (D)   Nighttime work area floodlighting shall not be allowed to spill out of the construction area in such a way as to disturb, annoy, or endanger the comfort, health or peace of others.
   (E)   The Ohio Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or any successor publication thereto shall be used as a guide for all maintenance and construction signing. The permittee shall illustrate on the work plan the warning and control devices proposed for use. At the direction of the City Engineer, such warning and control devices shall be modified.
   (F)   The contractor shall be responsible for maintaining all work area signing and barricading during construction operations, as well as any signs and barricades that are needed to protect roadway users and pedestrians during non-work hours. During non-work hours, all construction work area signs that are not appropriate shall be removed, covered, or turned around so that they do not face traffic. Any deficiencies noted by the city shall be corrected immediately by the contractor. If the contractor is not available or cannot be found, the city may make such corrections and the contractor shall pay the actual costs incurred by the city. The permittee shall provide the Deputy City Manager with a 24-hour emergency contact name and phone number.
(Ord. 9351, passed 7-11-06) Penalty, see § 909.99