(a) Every general contractor and commercial enterprise engaged in construction in the City shall be responsible, for himself or herself, his or her agents and employees, his or her subagents and subcontractors, and all suppliers involved in the delivery of building materials, etc., to the properties in question, for keeping and maintaining vehicles, machinery, etc., used in connection with such construction operations operating in such a fashion as not to deposit or cause to be deposited on streets in the City any mud, dirt, sand, gravel or other building materials or debris of any kind or character.
(b) Every general contractor and commercial enterprise, as set forth in subsection (a) hereof, shall cause any mud, dirt, sand, gravel or other building material or debris of any kind or character which is deposited in the streets of the City by himself or herself, his or her agents and employees, his or her subagents and subcontractors, and all suppliers involved in the delivery of building materials, etc., to the properties in question, to be removed immediately after deposit thereof on the City streets. In addition, any mud from the construction site deposited on the City streets by rain passing over rough graded lands should likewise be removed immediately after the termination of such rain. At the end of each working day all City streets and roadways should be checked by the general contractor for accumulations of mud, dirt, sand, gravel or other building materials or debris of any kind or character and the same shall be removed therefrom.
(c) At least once each week, the City roadway or street and connecting roadways should be cleaned by means of a street sweeper engaged by or operated by the general contractor to remove all fine particles, as well as to control dust on the City streets and roadways.
(d) Every developer and contractor shall be responsible to maintain all property under his/her control in full compliance with all maintenance standards set by City code and/ or established as a condition of the project approval.
(e) If the general contractor or the commercial enterprise fails to comply therewith, the City may notify the general contractor or the commercial enterprise of such failure and require that he or she remedy such condition within forty-eight hours of such written notice. If the general contractor or commercial enterprise fails to remedy the condition to the satisfaction of the City within such forty-eight hours, the City may take whatever steps are necessary to correct such condition through its own departmental employees or persons specially hired to do such work, and may charge the cost of such work by the City, or on its behalf, against the construction deposit provided for in this chapter. Any such charge against such deposit shall be made in compliance with this chapter.
(f) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as relieving any person from liability under any penal ordinances to statutes relating to littering or other offenses.
(Ord. 17-2017. Passed 4-25-17.)