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SEC. 19-221. STREET CUT FEE; WAIVER.
   (A)   An applicant for an encroachment permit to excavate shall pay a street cut fee unless otherwise provided for herein.
   (B)   If an applicant intends to excavate in a right-of-way scheduled in the city's capital improvement program for complete rehabilitation within one year of the date the encroachment permit is issued, the applicant is not required to pay the street cut fee.
   (C)   As provided in section 19-222, those public utilities granted franchises by State statute or by a franchise agreement with the city, obligating the franchisee to make all repairs to city streets necessitated by the operations of the franchisee, are not required to pay the street cut fee.
   (D)   As provided in section 19-223, the engineer may waive the street cut fee for those city utilities that request such waiver and that present evidence satisfactory to the engineer of the capacity to perform the conditions of waiver set out in section 19-223.
   (E)   The street cut fee shall be established by resolution of the city council.
   (F)   If the engineer determines that permitted work is voluntarily undertaken, rather than required by law, regulation or a condition of land use approval, and the work will be paid for by the permittee, and benefits the city, the engineer may waive the fees imposed by this section.
(`64 Code, Sec. 26-17) (Ord. No. 2444)
SEC. 19-222. PERIODIC INSPECTION AND REPAIR BY FRANCHISED UTILITIES.
   (A)   No later than January 1, 1997, and every five years thereafter, each franchised public utility (“utility”) for which the street cut fee is not required pursuant to section 19-221(C) shall inspect, as directed by the engineer, the pavement in the city's streets where the utility has made an excavation or street cut at any time, until such portion of the street is completely resurfaced or reconstructed.
   (B)   As directed by the engineer, the utility shall identify all defects in the pavement over and around such excavations and street cuts that arise from such excavations and street cuts and make repairs and perform maintenance in accordance with city specifications.
   (C)   The utility shall inspect such repairs and maintenance and report thereon to the engineer. The inspections and reports may be made by the utility, by city staff or by an inspector approved by the engineer, as directed by the engineer. If the inspections and reports are made by city staff, the utility shall pay the city for the cost thereof. If the inspections and reports are made by an inspector approved by the engineer, the utility shall pay such person for such work.
   (D)   The engineer may, from time to time, inspect such excavations and street cuts and notify the utility of any defects in the pavement that arise from such excavations and street cuts, whereupon the utility will make repairs and perform maintenance as directed by the engineer.
   (E)   Before performing such inspection, repair or maintenance, the utility may receive from the engineer the locations and names of streets that will be repaved within one year from the date such information is received. The utility need not perform such inspection, repair and maintenance on such streets.
   (F)   If the utility does not perform one or more of the utility's duties set out in this section, the engineer shall notify the utility thereof, specifying the failure. The utility shall cure the failure within 20 days of receiving the notice, or such additional time as the engineer may grant. The engineer may refuse to issue any additional encroachment permits to the utility until the cure is completed.
   (G)   If, as part of or in the course of doing pavement work or inspecting pavement conditions, in city streets, city employees or contractors identify a defect in the pavement over or around an excavation or street cut that was previously made by a utility and that arises from such excavation or street cut, such employees or contractors may repair such defect, and the utility shall pay the city for the cost of making such repair.
   (H)   If the utility does not timely pay any amount authorized by this section, the engineer may refuse to issue any additional encroachment permits to the utility until the amount is paid.
(`64 Code, Sec. 26-18) (Ord. No. 2444)
SEC. 19-223. PERIODIC INSPECTION AND REPAIR BY CITY UTILITIES.
   (A)   Each city utility shall state on its application for an encroachment permit whether the city utility will pay the street cut fee or requests a waiver thereof. A city utility that requests a waiver of the street cut fee shall also present evidence satisfactory to the engineer that the city utility has the capacity to perform the conditions of waiver set out in this section.
   (B)   If the engineer waives the street cut fee for a city utility, that utility shall, within 90 days of the issuance of the encroachment permit for which the street cut fee was waived, and every five years thereafter, inspect, as directed by the engineer, the pavement in the city's streets where the city utility has made an excavation or street cut at any time, until such portion of the street is completely resurfaced or reconstructed.
   (C)   As directed by the engineer, the city utility shall identify all defects in the pavement over and around such excavations and street cuts that arise from such excavations and street cuts and make repairs and perform maintenance in accordance with city specifications.
   (D)   The city utility shall inspect such repairs and maintenance and report thereon to the engineer. The inspections and reports may be made by the city utility, by other city staff or by an inspector approved by the engineer, as directed by the engineer. If the inspections and reports are made by an inspector approved by the engineer, the city utility shall pay such person for such work.
   (E)   The engineer may, from time to time, inspect such excavations and street cuts and notify the city utility of any defects in the pavement that arise from such excavations and street cuts, whereupon the city utility shall make repairs and perform maintenance as directed by the engineer.
   (F)   Before performing such inspection, repair or maintenance the utility may receive from the engineer the locations and names of streets that will be repaved within one year from the date such information is received. The city utility need not perform such inspection, repair and maintenance on such streets.
   (G)   If the city utility does not perform one or more of the city utility's duties set out in this section, the engineer shall notify the city utility thereof, specifying the failure. The city utility shall cure the failure within 20 calendar days of receiving the notice, or such additional time as the engineer may grant. The engineer may refuse to issue any additional encroachment permits to the city utility until the cure is completed or may issue any additional encroachment permits only on condition that the city utility pay the street cut fee.
   (H)   If, as part of or in the course of doing pavement work or inspecting pavement conditions in city streets, city employees or contractors not working for the city utility identify a defect in the pavement over or around an excavation or street cut that was previously made by the city utility and that arises from such excavation or street cut, such employees or contractors may repair such defect.
   (I)   If the city utility is required to pay the street cut fee, or if city employees or contractors not working for the city utility make inspections and reports or perform repairs necessitated by the city utility's excavations or street cuts, the city manager may determine a method for the city utility to reimburse the city program doing such work or paying such contractor.
(`64 Code, Sec. 26-19) (Ord. No. 2444)
DIVISION 2. STREET NUMBERING
SEC. 19-230. STREET NUMBERING SYSTEM.
   The engineer shall designate on a map of the city a system of street numbering.
(`64 Code, Sec. 26-20) (Ord. No. 2444)
SEC. 19-231. DUTY TO AFFIX NUMBER; TYPE AND SIZE.
   (A)   Every person who owns, rents, leases or occupies a dwelling, building, structure or establishment, hereinafter “premises,” within the city shall ascertain from the engineer the street number assigned to the premises and shall cause that number to be painted on, fastened or otherwise affixed to the front of the premises in a conspicuous place visible from the street. If the premises have access from an alley or waterway, the owner, renter, lessee or occupant shall cause the assigned street number to be painted on, fastened or otherwise affixed to the rear of the premises in a conspicuous place visible from the alley or waterway.
   (B)   All street numbers painted on, fastened or otherwise affixed to any premises shall be plain and legible, shall be reflectorized or of a color that contrasts with the background, and shall be no smaller than three inches or larger than five inches.
(`64 Code, Sec. 26-21) (Ord. No. 2444)
DIVISION 3. USE OF CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS BY OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES
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