Permission to construct, operate or maintain a railroad spur track shall be granted by ordinance only, provided, however, that in cases where an emergency exists in the judgment of the Board of Transportation Commissioners, the Council, upon receipt of recommendation from said Board, may by resolution grant to the applicant an emergency permit pending final determination of the application for a regular permit. All such emergency permits shall be granted under the express condition that if the application for a regular permit is denied, all work done under the emergency permit will be removed immediately at applicant’s expense, and the streets or alleys affected by such work shall be placed in as good condition as formerly. Provided, also, that emergency permits may be granted for installation of spur tracks to be used exclusively for the purpose of excavating or filling in a street or portion of a street or the adjoining land, or for emergency use for construction purposes, such as the hauling of material for the building of a bridge or other project.
Emergency permits of this nature need not be referred to the Board of Transportation Commissioners for report, but may be granted by resolution of the Council upon recommendation of the Board of Public Works or other authority having jurisdiction over construction work in streets. Such permits shall be for the duration of the work only.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 61,206.
Amended by: Ord. No. 151,832, Eff. 2-10-79, Oper. 2-25-79; Ord. No. 156,921, Eff. 10-15-82.