Chapter 13.56
REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS

Sections:

13.56.010    Trenches and excavations – Safety standards.

13.56.020    City may complete unfinished work.

13.56.030    Owner or contractor liable for city completion costs.

13.56.010 Trenches and excavations – Safety standards.

A. All trenches or excavations within four feet of any public place and all obstructions or encroachments upon a public place shall be barricaded as required for public safety. It is unlawful to fail to maintain the lateral support of any public place while constructing, altering or repairing any side sewer or storm drain. All trenches or excavations shall be covered during hours of inactivity of work on the side sewer or storm drain.

B. Barricades posted upon arterial streets or highways must conform to the standards established by the Washington State Highway Commission, Department of Highways, and/or such addenda to such standards as the city may establish.

C. All work performed under the authority of this section shall be accomplished within the minimum safety standards prescribed by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Safety. Evidence of failure to comply with the requirements of the Department of Labor and Industries shall be sufficient reason for the director or the city engineer to order stoppage of work until the required safety precautions are established on the job. (Ord. 270 § 14, 1973)

13.56.020 City may complete unfinished work.

Work within the limits of any public area shall be prosecuted to completion with due diligence, and if any excavation is left open, whether covered or uncovered, beyond a time reasonably necessary to fill the same, the city engineer may cause the same to be backfilled and the public area restored forthwith. Cost incurred by the city engineer in such work shall be charged to the side sewer contractor in charge of such work and shall be immediately payable to the city treasurer by the contractor upon written notification of the amount thereof given to the contractor or posted at the location. (Ord. 270 § 15, 1973)

13.56.030 Owner or contractor liable for city completion costs.

If any work performed on a side sewer is not completed in accordance with the provisions of this division and the plans and specifications as approved by the city engineer, and if the contractor or person doing the work refuses to properly construct and complete such work, notice of such failure or refusal shall be posted on the premises where the work is being done, and the city engineer may cause the work to be completed and the sewer connected in the proper manner, and the cost of such work and any materials necessary therefor shall be charged to the owner or contractor and be payable by the owner or contractor immediately upon the city engineer giving written notice of the amount thereof or posting a notice thereof on the premises. (Ord. 270 § 16, 1973)