7.170 Warning Signs Required.

(1) Where Required. Every person to whom a permit shall be granted to build, repair or remove any building, or to use any street or sidewalk for the deposit of building material, shall enclose or cause to be enclosed, on all sides within or exposed to a public street, alley, sidewalk, park or other public place, any obstruction, viz., any excavation, cellar, vault, coal bin or other room, well, cistern, hole or other depression, passageway, trench drain, sewer, open area, opening, building, building material, broken-up sidewalk, pavement, macadam, gravel, earth or other obstruction, within or adjoining any street, sidewalk, alley, park or other public ground within the City of Manitowoc, and shall place traffic control(s) in accordance with the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways” (MUTCD), 1988 Edition, including the 1992 Supplement and the new Part VI, Revision 3, September 3, 1993 (Standards and Guides for Traffic Controls for Street and Highway Construction, Maintenance, Utility and Incident Management, Operations), or latest edition. Sign sizes smaller than the standard sizes described in the MUTCD shall be prohibited. All signs and other roadway delineation equipment shall be reflective and of engineer grade or better. All signs and other roadway delineation equipment shall be clean and in good working order.

(2) Protection of Curb and Gutter. No equipment shall be allowed to cross a curb and gutter section where a driveway does not exist unless appropriate protective measures are taken including but not limited to wood planking or gravel placement. Such access shall be confined to one 35-foot-wide access per 100 feet of frontage under construction. The City Engineer shall have the authority to deny any such access for reasons of public safety or determination of appropriateness.

[Prior code § 7.17]