Chapter 10.64 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION

Chapter 10.64
PAVEMENT PRESERVATION

Sections:

10.64.010 Compliance required for permit.

(A) The city manager or designee shall grant a permit for work within a city street only upon compliance with terms and conditions set forth in this section.

(B) No permit shall be issued under this chapter for work which requires cutting or excavating the paved surface of any street, alley, or other public place for a period of five years from the completion of construction, resurfacing, or reconstruction of that surface; except that this no cut pavement prohibition shall not apply to:

(1) Emergency repairs that could not have been anticipated or are necessary for the protection of public health and safety; or

(2) Work necessary to ensure continued service delivery to an agency’s or utility’s existing customer as deemed necessary by the city; or

(3) Work that is mandated by city, state, or federal legislation; or

(4) Work deemed by the city manager or designee to be in the best interests of the city; or

(5) Work for new utility services where no other reasonable means of providing service to a building or project exists.

Any approved work that requires cutting or excavating of the paved surface of any street, alley, or other public place within the five-year period from the completion of resurfacing or reconstruction of that surface requires city consent, as a function of permit approval from the city; and if consent is given, the permittee must restore the pavement according to the most current city of Granite Falls public works/development standards specifications for street patching and restoration. On a case-by-case basis, such restoration may require an overlay of a street segment as directed by the city. [Ord. 991 § 1, 2020.]

10.64.020 Project review – Notice.

(A) Within 30 business days of determining an application as technically complete, the city manager or designee shall:

(1) Send a notice with copy of the application, or appropriate parts of the application, to each affected utility provider for review and comment including those responsible for determining compliance with state and federal requirements. The affected agencies shall have 15 business days to comment on the application. The agency is presumed to have no comment if comments are not received within this 15-business-day period. The city manager or designee shall grant an extension of time only if the application involves unusual circumstances. [Ord. 991 § 1, 2020.]