Application for a permit shall be made to the public works department on forms provided. The application shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Applicant. Shall be the owner or the person who has an affidavit by the owner granting said person to act on the owner's behalf, but not a subcontractor for the owner.
(B) Permit time limitations.
(1) In no case shall construction commence on any improvement within any public right-of-way or easement, including Public Transit Bus Stop Shelters, or off premises direction signs be placed before a permit is issued except in the case of an emergency as defined in § 179.091. A permit issued by the city shall be valid for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of issuance. If a period in excess of one hundred twenty (120) days is required because of the scope of work, approval shall be obtained in advance of the issuance of the permit and the permit validation period shall reflect such extension. A permit shall not be valid for more than one (1) year from the date of issuance, except in the case of:
(a) Off-premises directional guidance sign permits which shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) months/five (5) years from the date of issuance;
(b) Permits for public transit bus stop shelters which shall be valid for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) months/ten (10) years from the date of issuance.
(2) After the issuance of the permit, the permittee shall notify the city a minimum of two (2) business days prior to commencing construction. This notification will allow for scheduling of inspections. If a road closing is required, the permittee shall submit with the permit application a maintenance of traffic (MOT) plan, to include all proposed road closings, with an expected time duration for each closing. Road closings shall require separate approval by the Public Works Department and a minimum of three (3) business days prior notification before the commencement or construction. If road closings are approved, the permittee shall follow protective measures as outlined in §179.098. Road closings of less than fifteen (15) minutes shall not require notification, although protective measures as outlined in §179.098.
(C) Permit fee. (Also refer to § 179.092, Exemptions.) A nonrefundable fee shall be charged for the permit. The fee shall be in addition to all other fees for permits or charges related to any proposed construction or work. The fee schedule for a permit shall be as established by resolution pursuant to § 169.004.
(D) Design plan. All applicants shall submit, with the permit application, a duplicate set of design plans folded to a size not to exceed eight and one- half (8½) × fourteen (14) inches. The design plans shall describe the following: materials to be used, type, quantities, pipe, conduit or cable size; pipe schedule if applicable or wall thickness, use of pipe or cable (power with voltage, gas with maximum allowable operating pressure, and the like) and all other pertinent details. One (1) or more typical cross-sections and/or profiles and plan views adequately reflecting the location of the improvement shall be shown. In all cases, dimensions shall be referenced from the right-of-way or easement line in addition to any other dimensions that may be shown. All existing improvements located within the work area shall be shown. If proposed improvements involve only one (1) side of the right-of-way, only the existing improvements on that side of the right-of-way need to be shown. The minimum vertical clearance above or below the pavement and grade shall be shown. In all cases, permittees shall list all right-of-way and easement users that may be affected and notify each of them by providing a copy of the permit application and a schematic installation plan of the proposed improvement. A simple key map showing the location of the improvement along with the proper Port Malabar Unit number or subdivision name, which-ever is applicable, shall be included. In addition to the above requirements, any proposed improvements that consist of any of the following shall require a design plan at a minimum scale of one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet and all references to grade and drainage elevations shall be NGVD 1929. Elevations may be in NAVD 1988 if so designated on plans and must include a conversion factor to NGVD 1929.
(1) A water or gas main six (6) inches or larger in diameter.
(2) A sanitary force main six (6) inches or larger in diameter.
(3) Electrical distribution line or telecommunication lines or community antenna television (CATV), cable plants when any have a cable or conduit size six (6) inches or larger in diameter.
(4) Gravity sewer mains.
(5) Improvements requiring a trench line excavation width larger than eighteen (18) inches.
(E) As-built. The as-built site plan shall be at a minimum scale of one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet and all references to grade and drainage elevations shall be NGVD 1929. Elevations may be in NAVD 1988 if so designated on plans and must include a conversion factor to NGVD 1929. As-builts shall include a plan view elevation and location of affected drainage swales, culverts, manhole rims, roads, curbs and any other similar improvements. As-built site plans shall be required for any of the following circumstances and shall be supplied to the city prior to the permit expiration:
(1) Water or gas main six (6) inches or larger in diameter.
(2) Sanitary force main six (6) inches or larger in diameter.
(3) Electrical distribution lines or telecommunication lines or community antenna television (CATV), cable plants with a cable or conduit size six (6) inches or larger in diameter.
(4) Gravity sewer mains.
(5) Improvements requiring a trench line excavation width larger than eighteen (18) inches.
(F) Authorized signature. The city shall require any franchise user of the rights-of-way and easements to submit annually a list of authorized parties within their concerns who may sign the permits for the following fiscal year. This list shall include the position, printed name and demonstrated signature of each authorized individual.
(G) Annual fee increase. The fees set forth within this section shall be increased by four percent (4%) (rounded to the nearest dollar) each fiscal year. Should any decrease in such fees be warranted in any given year, they shall also be decreased annually by that percentage that accurately reflects the reduction of permits requested and the specific and ascertainable resulting reduction in funds needed to pay the city costs to manage all services and time needed to issue and monitor the permits required by this section.
('74 Code, § 20-97) (Ord. 93-03, passed 2-18-93; Am. Ord. 2000- 62, passed 12-21-00; Am. Ord. 2000-68, passed 12-21-00; Am. Ord. 2001-37, passed 6-21-01; Am. Ord. 2006-07, passed 2-2-06; Am. Ord. 2014-51, passed 11-6-14) Penalty, see § 179.999