SECTION:
12.16.010: Notice Of Excavations Required
12.16.020: Permit Requirements
12.16.030: Road Cut Permits, Fees And Repair
12.16.040: Exhibition Of Permits
12.16.050: Traffic Control Devices Required Around Excavations
12.16.060: Manner Of Making Excavation; Replacement Of Pavement
12.16.070: Maximum Time Excavations May Remain Open
12.16.080: Noncompliance With Chapter Grounds For Future Refusal Of Excavation Permits
12.16.090: Appeal
12.16.100: Penalties
An employee of the City, other than an employee of the Public Works Department, may not make or cause to be made any road cut or excavation between the right-of-way lines of any public street without prior authorization from the Public Works Department. A written request to excavate or perform a road cut shall be filed with the Public Works Department stating the proposed time and location of the excavation. (Ord. 18-06)
A. It is unlawful for a person not an employee of the Public Works Department to make an excavation or road cut in a public street, lane or alley, or to remove any pavement or other material forming any street or improvement thereon, without a permit from the Public Works Department. Application for a permit shall be filed with the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department on a form or forms to be furnished by the City.
1. Bond Required: An applicant for a permit under this chapter shall be required to file a surety bond to guarantee that the excavated street or public right-of-way is restored or repaired by the applicant in accordance with City specifications, or, if the repair work is done by the City, to guarantee reimbursement to the City for that work, as provided in this chapter. The amount of the bond shall be established by the Mayor in a written schedule in accordance with the amount and cost of work to be performed. The written schedule shall be available for public inspection in the Public Works Department and City Recorder's Office. The amount of the bond may be increased or decreased at the discretion of the City Engineer whenever it appears that the amount and cost of the work to be performed may vary from the amount of the bond otherwise required under this chapter. The bond shall be conditioned that the applicant shall guarantee the materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from completion of such work, reasonable wear and tear excepted. The form of the bond and the entity issuing the bond shall be subject to the approval of the City.
2. Insurance Required: The minimum amounts of insurance required shall be established by the Mayor in a written schedule based on a risk analysis performed by the City. The written schedule shall be available for public inspection in the Public Works Department and City Recorder's Office. The applicant shall furnish a certificate of insurance from a company authorized to issue insurance by the State showing that the applicant has a comprehensive general liability and property damage policy that includes contractual liability coverage for injuries, including accidental death to any one person; on account of injuries sustained in any one accident; and property damage insurance for each accident. The City shall be named as a named insured on the policy.
3. Traffic Control Plan Required: The applicant shall also submit a traffic control plan which must meet the department's approval as a condition for the issuance of the permit.
B. A person placing curb and gutter on an existing street where paving exists shall restore the paving and street in accordance with this chapter and as directed by the Public Works Department to ensure that the newly installed curb and gutter properly abut and join the street.
C. The failure to obtain a permit as required by this section, or to activate the permit by notifying the Engineering Division within twenty four (24) hours before commencing work under the permit, is a Class B misdemeanor. (Ord. 18-06)
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