CHAPTER 3
STREET DEPARTMENT
Sections:
4-3-101 Creation of Department.
4-3-102 Duties of Superintendent.
4-3-103 Structures on Streets and Sidewalks.
4-3-104 Signs on Streets and Sidewalks.
4-3-105 Permit to Improve or Alter Public Street.
4-3-106 Permit for Street Excavations.
4-3-107 Defects to be Reported.
4-3-101 Creation of Department.
There is hereby created a Street Department which shall consist of a Superintendent and such other employees as shall be provided for by the City Council.
(1968 Code 1-22-1; amended in codification 1979; 1979 Code 4-3-1)
4-3-102 Duties of Superintendent.
The Superintendent of the Street Department shall:
(1) Administer the public streets in the city;
(2) Maintain all streets and walks in the City;
(3) Control all signs and other structures on public streets;
(4) Exercise control over the construction of public streets;
(5) Install such signs, pavement markings and other traffic control devices which conform to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as the Superintendent determines to be necessary for safe and efficient use of the public streets; and
(6) Supervise the collection and disposal of all garbage within the City as provided by Title 12, Chapter 7 of this Code.
(1968 Code 1-22-2; amended in codification 1979; 1979 Code 4-3-2; amended by Ord. No. 11-96)
4-3-103 Structures on Streets and Sidewalks.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or place any structure, as herein defined, used for private purposes, upon any street within the limits of the City, or for any person owning or having charge or control of any structure, as herein defined, used for private purposes and now existing upon any street within the limits of the City, to suffer or permit such structure to so remain, without first obtaining permission so to do from the City Council, and then only in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of the express permission granted. The City Council may grant or deny such permission or impose additional conditions from time to time when it deems it to be in the best interest of the City in regulating the use of its streets.
(2) Application for permission to place a structure upon any street in the City shall be in writing and must be accompanied with plans and specifications of the same, and shall state the name and address of the applicant, the place proposed to erect such structure, the length of time it is proposed to maintain the same, and such other information as the City Council may require.
(3) The City Council may by resolution authorize the Superintendent of the Street Department or the Building Inspector to issue permits to place certain structures upon a street under conditions and restrictions as may be specified in the resolution.
(4) All permits granted under this Section may be revoked, altered or modified, by the City Council whenever said Council shall deem it to be in the best interests of the City, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any order or condition imposed by the City Council.
(5) Any structure, as herein defined, now located or installed or which may hereafter be erected or placed above, over, in, on, or around, any part of any street within the limits of the City, which conflicts with the provisions of this Section or any other condition imposed by the City Council, must be removed, changed, or relocated, within a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty days, after the owner or person having charge or control of such structure is notified by the Street Department to so remove, change, or relocate the same.
(6) The word “structure” as used herein shall mean any sign, signpost, signboard, arch, advertisement, merchandise, material, flag, banner, rack, fence, vehicle, object, or other structure erected, located, deposited, or placed above, over, in, or upon any street, except those objects extending over a street which are a part of a building and conform to the requirements of the Building Code enforced in the City, and except signs extending over a street which are supported entirely on private property and are permitted and regulated by Section 4-3-104.
(Statutory Authority UCA 10-9-23 and 24; 1968 Code 4-1-3; 1979 Code 4-3-3; amended by Ordinance No. 17-94)
4-3-104 Signs on Streets and Sidewalks.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or construct any sign as herein defined, above, over, in, or around any part of any public street within the limits of the City, or for any person owning or having charge or control of any sign as herein defined, now installed, to suffer or permit such sign to remain above, over, in or around any part of any public street within the limits of the City, without first obtaining permission so to do from the City Council, and then only in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of the express permission granted. The City Council may grant or deny such permission or impose additional conditions from time to time when it deems it to be in the best interests of the City in regulating the use of its streets.
(2) Application for permission to erect or construct any sign as herein defined above, over, in, or around any part of any street within the limits of the City shall be in writing and shall contain the name of the person for whose benefit the same is made, the period of time for which such permit is so desired, the place where such sign is to be erected or constructed, the dimensions thereof, the material of which the same is to be constructed, and the manner of construction, which application shall be accompanied by a blueprint or drawing or tracing of such proposed sign.
(3) All signs now installed, or which may hereafter be erected within the limits of the City, which extend beyond the property line over any street, alley or public way, shall meet the following requirements as well as any additional conditions deemed necessary by the City Council:
(a) Every sign that extends more than two feet (2’) beyond the property line must be constructed entirely of metal or other noncombustible material, and no piece of glass having an area more than one (1) square foot shall be used in any such sign.
(b) Every sign extending beyond the property line shall be placed at least ten feet (10’) above the surface of that part of the street which any such sign overhangs.
(c) No sign shall project more than ten feet (10’) beyond the property line, and no sign post or support shall be placed off private property on any part of the street.
(4) All permits granted under this Section may be revoked, altered or modified by the City Council whenever the Council shall deem it to be in the best interests of the City, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any order or condition imposed by the City Council.
(5) Any sign as herein defined, now located or installed or which may hereafter be erected or placed above, over, in, on, or around any part of any street within the limits of the City, which [sign] conflicts with the provisions of this Section or any other condition imposed by the City Council, must be removed, changed, or relocated within a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty days after the owner or person having charge or control of such sign is notified by the Street Department to so remove, change, or relocate the same.
(6) The word “sign” as used herein shall mean any sign, signpost, signboard, arch, merchandise, material, flag, banner, rack, fence, vehicle, object or structure, used in any way for advertisement purposes, which is erected, located, deposited, or placed above, over, in, on, or around any street.
(Statutory Authority UCA 10-8-26 and 28; 1968 Code 4-1-4; amended in codification 1979; 1979 Code 4-3-4)
4-3-105 Permit to Improve or Alter Public Street.
(1968 Code 4-1-17; amended in codification 1979; 1979 Code 4-3-5; amended by Ord. Nos. 10-85 and 12-97, Repealed by Ord No 23-2007, 05/01/2007)
4-3-106 Permit for Street Excavations.
(1968 Code 4-1-15; amended in codification 1979; 1979 Code 4-3-6; amended by Ordinance Nos. 10-85 & 12-97, Repealed by Ord No 23-2007, 05/01/2007)
4-3-107 Defects to be Reported.
It shall be the duty of every City officer and employee becoming cognizant of any defect in any street, alley, or sidewalk, or any obstruction thereof, to report the same immediately to the Superintendent of the Street Department.
(1968 Code 4-1-11; 1979 Code 4-3-7)