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A. It is unlawful for any person to erect, build, maintain or use any scaffold, ladder or staging over or upon any street or sidewalk for the purpose of cleaning, repairing or remodeling any building or other structure or for the purpose of erecting, painting, cleaning, repairing or servicing of any awning, canopy or sign or for any other purpose without first obtaining from the Public Works Director a permit for the occupation and use of such street or sidewalk for such purpose, for such periods of time and under such limitations and regulations as may be required. The permit may be revoked if the holder fails to comply with any provision of this Code or other City ordinance, rule or regulation under which it is granted, or when, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, public convenience and safety require such revocation. When, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, the welfare and convenience of the public will be best served, a continuing permit, revocable as provided in this section may be issued for the sole purpose of cleaning and servicing awnings and signs.
B. Approval to erect equipment pursuant to this section may be subject to a requirement that the permittee provide a bond or public liability insurance, in an amount to be determined by the Public Works Director, written to benefit the City and any person injured by the failure of the permittee to comply with any condition imposed by the City or any other duty imposed by law.
C. The fee for a permit under this section shall be in an amount as determined by the Mayor in a written policy, to cover the actual costs of the City.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any public utility operating under a franchise from the City while engaged in the construction, operation, maintenance, servicing or removal of streetlights, lamps, standards and equipment erected or used for the lighting of any street or alley. (Ord. 18-06: Ord. 17-30)
All scaffolds erected for building construction shall be well supported, and of sufficient width and properly secured so as to ensure the safety of persons working on the scaffolds, or passing under or by the scaffold, to prevent the falling of the scaffold or of any materials that may be used, placed or deposited on the scaffold. Any unsafe scaffold shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated according to law. (Ord. 17-30)
A. No person may post, stick, stamp, paint or otherwise affix, or cause the same to be done by any person, any notice, placard, bill, card, poster, advertisement or other paper or device calculated to attract the attention of the public, to or upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb or curbstone, flagstone, or any other portion or part of any public way or public place, or any lamp post, electric light, telephone pole, hydrant, shade tree or tree box, or upon the piers, columns, trusses, girders, railings, gates or other parts of any public bridge or viaduct, or other public structure except such as may be authorized or required by Federal, State or local law.
B. A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. An individual in violation of this section is liable for all costs of removal. (Ord. 17-30)
It is unlawful for any person to erect or construct, or to commence the erection or construction of, any building, fence or other structure, or to make any excavation upon the right-of-way of any street, alley or public way without first making application to and obtaining from the City Engineer a survey of such premises, showing the property lines upon which such building, fence or other structure is to be constructed or such excavation is to be made. (Ord. 17-30)
A. Fees: Fees shall be charged applicants for subdivision and planned unit development plats, engineering investigation and construction inspection of improvements and such other services performed by the City pursuant to this chapter. Such fees shall be established by the Mayor in a written schedule and shall be in amounts reasonably necessary to defray costs of processing an application. The written schedule of the fees shall be available for public inspection in the City's Public Works Department and City Recorder's Office.
B. Installation Of Improvements; Bond Required: The above specified fees are required in addition to such surety or cash performance bonds which may be required as provided by ordinance to assure actual construction of improvements. Bonds shall be deposited with the City prior to final plat or final plan approval.
C. Insurance: No improvement work on or in any proposed street or area to be dedicated for public use shall be performed by the owners or their agents until after necessary easements have been granted to and accepted by the City, and the owners have caused same to be recorded, nor shall any improvement work be performed until insurance holding the City harmless from any and all claims whatsoever has been furnished by the owners. Such insurance shall remain in force until such time as improvements have been constructed and approved by the City for public use. The amount of this insurance shall not be less than:
1. One million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for personal injury per occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) aggregate; and
2. One million dollars ($1,000,000.00) to cover property damage. (Ord. 18-06: Ord. 17-30)
When any new subdivision contains any street which is a continuation or approximate continuation of any existing street, such new street shall take the name of such existing street. No new street, not a continuation of any existing street, shall be given the name of any existing street. The City Engineer shall have the authority to change the name of any street on any map or plat submitted to make such map or plat conform to the provisions of this section. (Ord. 17-30)
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