Chapter 15.12
UTILITY PERMITS
Sections:
15.12.020 Excavations – Prior approval required – Exception.
15.12.030 Permittee liability.
15.12.040 Utility locates required.
15.12.060 Aerial utility – Permit required – Fee.
15.12.070 Backfilling – Notice required.
15.12.080 Completion of work – Time limits – Remedy.
15.12.090 Completion of work – Inspection – Procedures for compliance.
15.12.100 Permits contingent upon inspection.
15.12.110 Cuts in streets or roads – Standards.
15.12.120 Excavations and backfills – Standards.
15.12.010 Who may obtain.
Permission by the city for street/road/right-of-way excavation or cutting of pavement, sidewalk or other improved street/road/right-of-way for the purpose of making any utility connections or repairs shall be granted only to licensed and bonded contractors or franchised utilities, or their agents. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.020 Excavations – Prior approval required – Exception.
A. No person will be permitted to make any street/road/right-of-way excavations whatsoever without prior written approval of the director of public works.
B. An excavation may be made without prior written approval only in the event of an emergency situation occurring outside of regular business hours. The contractor or franchised utility shall then secure the proper permits on the next regular business day to avoid the double fee for a nonpermit cut. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.030 Permittee liability.
The permittee shall be wholly responsible for any damages incurred as a result of any excavation or street/road/right-of-way cut made. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.040 Utility locates required.
Before excavation, all permittees must verify with the city engineer the location of sewer lines lying within such streets, roads or rights-of-way. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.050 Rates.
The contractor or franchised utility shall compensate the city for all cuts or excavations at the following rates:
A. Ten cents per linear foot of dug trench.
B. One cent per linear foot of plowed trench.
C. One dollar per bell hole. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.060 Aerial utility – Permit required – Fee.
Installation of an aerial utility will require a permit for which $25.00 shall be charged. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.070 Backfilling – Notice required.
Any contractor obtaining a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall, in addition to complying with all of the other provisions of this chapter, notify the city clerk-treasurer at least 24 hours in advance of the proposed time at which any excavation is to be backfilled to allow the city to schedule inspection and paving. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.080 Completion of work – Time limits – Remedy.
A. The permittee shall complete all work as shown on the permit granted by the date scheduled thereon. Exceptions due to weather or other reasons may be granted by the city engineer in his discretion.
B. Should a permittee fail to complete the work as programmed and shown on the fact of the permit, the city may complete the work and charge the permittee for doing such work. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.090 Completion of work – Inspection – Procedures for compliance.
A. Upon completion of all work, the permittee shall advise the city clerk-treasurer that the work has been completed. The city clerk-treasurer shall then cause the job and work to be inspected.
B. If such inspection reveals the work to have been performed in a satisfactory fashion, the city clerk-treasurer shall so advise the permittee.
C. In the event the work has not been completed in a satisfactory fashion, the city clerk-treasurer shall advise the permittee of the nature and extent of the failure of the job to pass inspection and what corrective work must be done in order that the work can pass inspection. Any cost incidental thereto shall be borne solely by the permittee for correcting any deficiency in the work to bring it up to standards satisfactory to the city clerk.
D. When the corrective work has been completed, the permittee shall so advise the city clerk-treasurer, who shall then cause the work to be re-inspected. If the corrective work is found satisfactory, the city clerk-treasurer shall so advise the permittee. In the event the work is not satisfactory, the city engineer shall set standards for completion and perform all further inspections. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.100 Permits contingent upon inspection.
The issuance of any permit under the provisions of this section is contingent upon satisfactory inspection reports regarding the contractor’s compliance with the requirements and specifications as set forth in any and all subsections of any applicable section of this chapter. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.110 Cuts in streets or roads – Standards.
A. All cuts into street asphalt or concrete cement shall be trued so that the marginal line of the cut will form a rectangle with straight edges and vertical faces.
B. All street/road cuts shall extend six inches beyond excavation points to provide a nondisturbed shoulder for patching.
C. The use of a concrete saw will be required for cutting concrete cement sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and for other special provisions. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)
15.12.120 Excavations and backfills – Standards.
A. Excavation shall be made in such manner and with the necessary precautions to protect the workmen and general public at all times.
B. Excavations made in all streets, alleys, or sidewalks of the city for whatever purpose shall be backfilled in accordance with the following instructions:
1. All excavated trench material shall be replaced with approved backfill material.
2. Approved backfill material for street/road excavations shall consist of native fill material compacted to 95 percent of standard proctor density.
3. The top six inches of fill material shall consist of five-eighths-inch minus crushed rock.
4. All street/road cuts backfilled with native material may be tested to certify the approved native backfill density. (Ord. 06-685 § 1, 2006)