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(A) It is the responsibility of the property owner or his or her designee whether lessee, occupant or agent, to maintain the yard and lot upon which his or her house is located and to keep the grass and weeds mowed consistent with the Property Management Code § 302.4 and this chapter.
(B) Each property owner, or his or her designee whether lessee, occupant or agent, shall, in addition to the yard and lot, maintain and mow the rights-of-way adjacent to any and all streets and alleys abutting the property.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
EXCAVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
(A) No person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, shall remove, open, make addition to, or otherwise alter any portion of any hard-surfaced street, sidewalk, and the curb or gutter thereof or other public right-of-way, in the city, without having first obtained the written consent of the Superintendent of the Street Department to do so and an approved encroachment permit from the City Planning Department.
(B) It shall be the direct responsibility of persons engaging in any work outlined in division (A) above, to obtain an encroachment permit, on an individual basis, for each and every project or job.
(C) Encroachment permits shall be obtained a minimum of 48 hours and a maximum of 30 days prior to the commencement of any work
(D) Encroachment permits can be obtained from the City Planning Department or by applying in person at City Hall, 500 Main Street, Murray, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
(A) No person shall pick pull, dig, tear up, move, remove, mar, deface, burn, cut, break or otherwise damage any public property, including but not limited to, any sidewalk, street, curb, gutter, guardrail, culvert, bridge, hydrant, traffic control device, signage, whether permanent or temporary, or any city maintained vegetation, tree, flowers, turf or other flora on any street, alley, right-of-way, or on tree, shrub, flower, vine, bush, sign, or turf on any street or alley right-of-way, or any lands or greenspace set aside, dedicated, and maintained by the city as a public park or cemetery or other public lands.
(B) No person shall deposit, throw, or leave any trash, debris, or litter on any such street, alley, or public land, park, cemetery or greenspace without having first obtained permission in writing of the engineer having charge of the maintenance of such street, alley, or park, cemetery, public land or greenspace.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
(A) No person, firm, corporation or association shall be permitted to cut into, excavate or disturb a street, alley, roadway or pavement within the corporate limits of the city until such person, firm, corporation or association shall before doing the work obtain an excavation permit from the City Planning Department.
(B) When any person, firm or corporation has dug into, excavated or disturbed in any way any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public thoroughfare or place of the city, the person, firm or corporation, upon completion of this work shall immediately notify the City Planning Department, and under the supervision of the City Engineer shall refill the ditch or excavation, thoroughly tamping same and restoring it to its former condition.
(C) The payment for the refilling and the resurfacing of the street, roadway, alley or pavement shall be paid for by the person, firm, corporation or association disturbing, digging into, or excavating the pavement or surface.
(D) Any person, firm, corporation or association working in or upon any street, sidewalk or other public way must provide Temporary Traffic Control for all road users to include motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians in accordance with Part 6 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control published by the Federal Highway Administration and Section 112 of the Kentucky Standard Specifications published by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, in addition to any applicable federal and state occupational health and safety requirements.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS
Before the city expends state derived tax revenues on a municipal highway, road, street, or municipal bridge it shall hold a hearing in accordance with the provisions of § 95.22 to take the sense of the public with regard to the project and to priorities for use of tax monies for road and bridge purposes (see KRS 174.100).
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
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