13-10
WORK IN PUBLIC WAYS.
13-10.1 Permit Required.
No person shall commence any work or place any obstruction in or upon any public street, including parkways and sidewalks, unless a special permit therefor has been obtained from the City Engineer. No permit shall issue which would permit an excavation in a public street less than two (2) years old unless the applicant can clearly demonstrate that the public health and safety require that the contemplated work be permitted. This prohibition shall not apply to public agencies or public utilities when repairs must be made to failed conduits or when a new service connection, which could not have been anticipated, must be made. (Code 1972 §28-55; Ord. #1349, §1)
13-10.2 Application for Permit.
Any person desiring a permit required by this section shall file an application therefor with the City Engineer. The application shall state:
a. The name and address of the applicant.
b. Evidence that the applicant has a lawful right to perform the work or place the obstruction in or upon the public street.
c. That the applicant shall indemnify and hold the City and each officer and employee harmless from any liability or responsibility for any accident, loss or damage to persons or property happening or occurring as the proximate result of any work undertaken under or pursuant to the application.
(Code 1972 §28-56)
13-10.3 Submission of Plans or Sketch.
When required by the City Engineer, a sketch or plan must be submitted with the application for a permit required by this section and shall be approved by him prior to issuance of the permit. (Code 1972 §28-57)
13-10.4 Fees.
a. A nonreturnable filing fee in an amount established by resolution of the City Council shall be charged, payable to the City Engineer, upon the filing of each application for a permit required by this section to cover clerical costs and investigations, filing fees over and above the costs of other street permits.
b. In addition to the fee prescribed in paragraph a., fees established by resolution of the council shall be charged for street repairs, establishment of lines and grades for street improvements and inspection costs for new construction or repairs of curbs, sidewalks, gutters, pavement driveways and sanitary sewers.
c. In addition to the fees charged in paragraph b., if a permit is issued to excavate any public street less than two (2) years old, the applicant shall be charged an additional fee established by resolution for each month, or fraction therefor, remaining of the two (2) years restricted period.
d. The fees prescribed in this subsection shall not apply to City contracts, 1911 Act improvements or work undertaken by the various City departments.
(Code 1972 §28-58; Ord. #1140, §35; Ord. #1349, §2)
13-10.5 Repair and Construction of Sidewalks and Driveways Abutting New Buildings.
a. In all residential, commercial and manufacturing areas, the owner, upon taking out a permit pursuant to this section for a new building, shall repair broken, damaged and worn out sidewalks abutting his property and, where no curbs abut his property, construct the curbs, all at his own expense. The Building Inspector shall withhold final inspection of the building until such work is completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. In all commercial and manufacturing areas the owner is required to construct concrete sidewalks in the parking strip or setback areas between the curb and building line prior to final building inspection. If the required work is already established, but in a poor or hazardous condition in the opinion of the City Engineer, or not constructed to proper grade, the work shall be removed and replaced by and at the expense of the owner prior to such final inspection of the building.
b. Where an existing driveway is no longer required, the owner shall remove the driveway and restore the original improvements.
(Code 1972 §28-59; Ord. #935, §1; Ord. #936, §1)
13-10.6 Specifications for Sidewalks, Curbs and Driveways.
a. Construction of curbs, sidewalks, gutters, pavement, driveways and sanitary sewers or repair to the same, shall be in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, 1970 Edition, together with the 1971 and 1972 supplements thereto, which documents are promulgated and published by the Southern California Chapter American Public Works Association and the Southern California District Associated General Contractors of California Joint Cooperative Committee, and at least three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk. The standard specifications are by this reference incorporated in and made a part of this subsection as if they were set forth in full hereat.
b. Driveways, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters shall be constructed in accordance with standard plans on file in the office of the City Engineer.
c. Residential driveways shall have a minimum thickness of six (6") inches.
d. Commercial driveways shall have a minimum thickness of six (6") inches.
e. Curbs shall be constructed in accordance with grades established, by the City Engineer. Sidewalks shall be constructed at a rise of one-fourth (1/4”) inch per foot from the top of curb to property line.
(Code 1972 §28-60; Ord. #919, §1)
13-10.7 Barricades and Lights.
a. Suitable barricades, satisfactory to the City Engineer, to protect work done pursuant to this section from pedestrians or vehicles, shall be kept in place throughout the entire construction period or until such time as the work has been accepted by the City Engineer.
b. No person placing or maintaining any obstruction or making any excavation in any street shall fail or neglect to provide, during the period between sunset of any day and sunrise of the succeeding day suitable and adequate lights to warn users of the streets of any obstructions or excavations.
(Code 1972 §28-61)
13-10.8 Reserved.1
Editor’s Note: Former subsection 13-10.8, Appeals from Refusals to Issue Permits, previously codified herein and containing portions of 1972 Code §28-62, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 1379.