(a) The permit issued by the director of public works-city engineer under the provisions of this Chapter 12.08 authorizes the permittee to perform the work specified therein subject to the following regulations:
(1) All sidewalk, driveway approach, curb or gutter work shall be done by a licensed contractor to the satisfaction of the city engineer and must be constructed in accordance with the City of Palo Alto Department of Public Works Standard Drawings and Specifications.
(2) All prepared sub-grades and surfaces shall be inspected and approved by the city before any concrete is poured. All completed work shall be subject to approval by the city. At least twenty-four hours' advance notice shall be given to the city by the permittee so that the city may schedule inspections.
(3) No sidewalk, driveway approach, curb or curb and gutter shall be constructed other than of concrete unless special permission therefor has first been obtained from the city engineer.
(4) No permit shall be issued to remove any curbi unless a driveway approach between curb and sidewalk is to be installed.
(5) The necessary adjustments to utility facilities, light standards, fire hydrants, catch basins, street or railway signs, signals or other public improvements or installations shall be accomplished without cost to the city.
(6) Permittee shall maintain the premises in a safe manner and shall provide adequate barricades and lights at its own expense to protect the safety of the public using the public rights-of-way, any adjacent streets or sidewalks and other public property and shall indemnify and hold harmless the city free from any damages incurred by its operations.
(7) All debris and surplus materials shall be removed promptly upon completion of the work.
(8) All work shall be completed within thirty days from the date of issuance of the permit, provided that such time may be extended by the city engineer for good cause.
(9) In addition to the requirements of the City of Palo Alto Department of Public Works Standard Drawings and Specifications, all driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the following specifications:
(A) The distance between driveways, as measured from the radius return, shall not be less than twenty feet.
(B) No more than fifty percent of the frontage upon any street of the lot or lots or parcel of land to be served thereby shall be devoted to driveways, nor shall any driveway exceed thirty-five feet in width.
(C) No driveway shall be located as to interfere with intersecting sidewalks, crosswalks, traffic signals, lampposts, fire hydrants, or other public improvements or facilities. A clear distance of thirty inches shall be maintained between a driveway and any such installation.
(Ord. 4945 § 23, 2007: Ord. 3065 § 1, 1978: Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.30)