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The city shall keep on file all copies of permits issued under this subchapter and to inspect from time to time all pavement, or other street surfacing, disturbed pursuant to those permits. If the pavement or surfacing is not restored and maintained as nearly as possible to the original condition, notice shall be given the permittee, who shall put the pavement or surfacing in good condition within three days. If the permittee fails after notice given to restore and maintain the pavement or the surface thereof, the city may make the necessary repairs and the permittee shall pay the costs thereof, and until the costs are paid, no other permit shall be issued to him or her or to any person in his or her behalf.
(1992 Code, § 38-58) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999)
No person shall make or cause to be made any excavation on any lot adjacent to any street, alley, public ground or traveled road, or roadway, except the excavations be securely guarded so as to prevent the injury of any person or animal passing upon or along the street, alley, ground or road.
(1992 Code, § 38-59) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999)
PERMIT REQUIRED
No person shall make or cause to be made any excavation in or under any street, parking, sidewalk, alley or public ground or remove any earth, soil, paving, gravel or material therefrom without first having obtained a permit for the work therefor from the city
(1992 Code, § 38-60) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999) Penalty, see § 10.999
The following fees shall be charged for permits. The city shall compute the amount of the fee which shall be paid to the city. No fee provided for by this section shall be charged for work for city purposes by departments of the city.
Permit | Fee |
Permit | Fee |
Construction permit (installation of public improvements; including street grading, curb and gutter, roadway subbase, base and surface, drainage and flood control, water, and sanitary sewer in proposed subdivisions) | $50 |
Excavation and grading permit (grading outside the street right-of-way in proposed subdivisions and individual lots as defined by the Uniform Building Code) | $50 |
Other fees: | |
Permanent repair during winter when weather permits usage of permanent patch | |
0–16 square feet | $180 |
For each additional square foot | $8 |
Replacing asphaltic surface cuts, permanent repair when hot asphalt is available | |
0–16 square feet | $140 |
For each additional square foot | $4 |
A mobilization charge of $50 will be assessed if the patch area is not properly prepared and the city patch crew has been requested to the site. | |
The city reserves the right to require the contractor to provide their own qualified asphalt contractor for patching of the street. All expenses incurred are to be paid by the contractor. | |
Sewer, water and sump pump permit (installation, removal, repair or maintenance of sanitary sewer services, water services, storm sewer services and sump pump services) | $50 |
Sidewalk and driveway permit (new access points from private property to city streets including construction or repair of driveways and sidewalks. Any person who repairs or replaces a sidewalk within the right-of-way and in front of or along a residential property owned by him or her shall be exempt from the sidewalk and driveway permit fee.) | $15 |
Street cut permit (installation, removal, repair or maintenance of private facilities other than sanitary sewer, water and storm sewer services in the public right-of-way or easement) | $30 |
Sump pump collection system permit (connection to an existing collection system not constructed by the developer of lot connecting to the system) | $454 |
Sump pump connection permit (installation of sump pump discharge line from building to storm sewer or collection system) | $10 |
Contractors and utility companies will be billed monthly, payable within 30 days after the billing date. | |
(1992 Code, § 38-62) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999; Ord. 106-00, passed 12-12-2000; Ord. 13-05, passed 2-14-2005; Ord. 91-06, passed 7-24-2006; Ord. 91-24, passed 10-8-2024)
If any permit required by this subchapter is for excavating in or under any street, parking or sidewalk, the permit shall contain a statement and shall be issued only upon the express condition that the permittee shall refill the excavation in accordance with the instructions of the city engineer and restore the pavement or surfacing, as the case may be, to its former condition and maintain it in that condition for a period of three years from the time of the completion of the work authorized by the permit.
(1992 Code, § 38-64) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999)
(a) Any railroad company maintaining or operating any railroad onto or across any street, avenue or alley within the city shall construct thereat a crossing and shall keep open, maintain and repair all crossings as required by the city. All railroads shall make, keep open and repair ditches, drains, sewers and culverts along and under their tracks, so that drainage of adjacent property shall not be impeded and the right-of-way shall be properly drained.
(b) In all cases where, in the opinion of the city, it is necessary for the safety and protection of the public that street or avenue crossings over railway tracks be lighted or street crossing alarms, signs or automatic signals installed to notify the public of approaching trains, the city may cause the railroad company over whose line the street or avenue crosses to install lights, crossing alarms or automatic signals for the purpose of notifying the public of approaching trains in a manner and by the method, as, in the opinion of the city, will be most suitable for the protection of the public.
(c) Whenever the city shall deem it necessary to order the construction, reconstruction or repair of any street or avenue crossing or of ditches, drains and sewers or the installation of lights, crossing alarms or automatic signals at any crossing it shall declare in a proposed resolution the necessity of the construction, repair or improvement, describing therein the crossing ditch, drain or sewer to be improved and the nature of the improvement and the time and place at which the city council will meet to consider the adoption of the resolution. The resolution shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks prior to the time specified in the resolution for the consideration of the adoption of the resolution. A copy of the resolution shall also be served upon the railroad company involved at least 15 days prior to the meeting in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons upon a railroad corporation. At the time of the meeting or hearing or at any adjournment thereof, the council shall investigate and consider the matter and shall hear the evidence and testimony of all parties appearing or interested therein. At the conclusion of the hearing, the council may reject or adopt the resolution with or without amendment as it shall deem proper.
(d) The resolution shall be published, take effect and be subject to referendum as other resolutions, and upon taking effect a copy of the resolution duly certified by the city finance director shall be served upon the railroad company involved in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons upon a railroad corporation. Thereafter, and within 20 days or a longer time as may be granted by the council as set forth in the resolution, the railroad company shall do and perform all acts required by the resolution. Any railroad company neglecting to comply with the requirements of any resolution duly enacted in accordance with this section shall be liable to a penalty of $25 for each day the neglect shall continue, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the city and paid into the general fund of the city.
(1992 Code, § 38-65) (Ord. 104-99, passed 10-14-1999)
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
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