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It is unlawful for any person to destroy, injure or remove any monument or grade stake erected or placed by the city engineer, provided, if it shall become necessary for any person in pursuit of any lawful purpose to have any such monument or stake removed, notice of such necessity must be given to the city engineer, who shall proceed forthwith at the cost of the person requiring such removal to remove such monument and replace the same in its original position as soon as the object shall be obtained for which the removal shall have been made.
(Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.34)
(1) The variance requested arises from peculiar physical conditions not ordinarily existing in similar districts in the city, or is due to the nature of the business or operation upon the applicant's property;
(2) The variance requested is not against the public interest, particularly safety, convenience and general welfare;
(3) The granting of the permit for the variance will not adversely affect the rights of adjacent property owners or tenants; and
(4) The terms of this chapter will work unnecessary hardship upon the applicant property owner or tenant.
(b) The decision of the city engineer on granting or denial of variances shall be final.
(Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.35)
No permit for the performance of any of the work specified in Section 12.08.010 of this chapter shall be granted until the applicant therefor has placed on file with the city engineer a certificate of insurance of a responsible and solvent corporation authorized to issue a policy of insurance under the laws of the state of California that it has issued to or for the benefit of such applicant the required insurance policy or policies. The insurance policy or policies, including, but not limited to, commercial general liability, commercial automobile liability, and property damage shall insure the applicant for such permit, its directors, officers, agents and employees and the city of Palo Alto, its officers, agents and employees against loss for injury to or death of any person or damage to property arising out of or resulting from the work authorized to be performed by such permit. The amount of each policy for commercial general liability, commercial automobile liability and property damage shall be not less than one million dollars on account of any one occurrence or in the aggregate resulting in injury to or death of one person or for damage to property. Such insurance shall contain an endorsement specifying that it is primary coverage, any insurance carried by the city being excess insurance only. The certificate of insurance shall include a hold harmless and indemnity agreement in favor of the city.
(Ord. 4563 § 2, 1999: Ord. 1999, 1961: Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.40)
The provisions of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, shall be an alternative procedure governing the maintenance and the collection of the cost or repair of sidewalks, driveways and driveway approaches in the city of Palo Alto. For the purposes of this section, "sidewalk" as defined in Section 5600 of said Code, shall also include a "driveway" and a "driveway approach."
(Ord. 2068 (part), 1962: prior code § 33.02)
As an alternative to the procedure provided in the Streets and Highways Code for the maintenance and repair of sidewalks, driveways and driveway approaches, the city manager may enter into contracts with owners of real property for the city to do such work at the owners expense, and upon failure of the owner to pay the cost thereof, for the same to become a lien on the tax roll against the abutting property.
(Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.03)