Chapter 4.10
GRADE, LINE AND INSPECTION
Sections:
4.10.020 Establishment of grade.
4.10.040 Record of grade.
4.10.060 Survey and inspection.
4.10.080 Protection of survey stakes and other survey monuments.
4.10.020 Establishment of grade.
It shall be the duty of the director of public works to establish all grades and/or bench marks to be so established within the city. Such grade and/or bench mark shall be referenced to and tied in with the nearest U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey bench mark. [Ord. 2844, 1970.]
4.10.040 Record of grade.
A. Once established, the record of the grade and line of any street, alley, public thoroughfare, or public easement shall be adopted by council resolution and placed in a permanent file and maintained by the director of public works or his authorized representative. All streets which have been improved to city standards shall be considered permanent and grades shall be established for them by council resolution. All future or subsequent work shall be based on and be referenced to the permanent grade as established, except where modified for cogent reason by the director of public works and approved by resolution of the city council. The cost of any change in utility location caused by a change of the permanent grade shall be borne by the city unless prior written approval has been obtained from the affected utility. Costs of lowering or raising manhole lids or similar items of work caused by normal street maintenance, such as seal coats or overlays, shall be borne by the utility as a maintenance and operation item.
B. In the event that any person, firm, corporation, contractor, utility or public agency desires to install any utility in a public right-of-way where line and grade has not been established, the affected party may elect to finance the cost of establishing permanent line and grade in order to ensure the permanency of their utility installation. Establishment of permanent line and grade shall be accomplished under the supervision of the public works director and shall be financed solely by the affected party. After permanent line and grade have been established, all drawings, designs, and a summary of all costs shall be filed with the director of public works. If within a period of 10 years after establishment of permanent line and grade, any other person, firm, contractor, utility or public agency is permitted by the city to make use of such information so filed with the city, then reimbursement of an appropriate portion of such expense shall be made to the original party who has financed the establishment of such permanent line and grade in an amount to be determined by the city for the value received. If within the 10-year period the roadway is improved to city standards utilizing the design information on file, then reimbursement shall be made to the parties who have participated in the establishment of permanent line and grade in an amount to be determined by the city for value received. [Ord. 2844, 1970.]
4.10.060 Survey and inspection.
Prior to the granting of a public works construction permit for any work to be done by private contract, the party or parties requesting the improvement shall provide the director of public works with all the necessary surveys, grades, engineering design, data, plans and specifications. Subsequent to issuance of the permit, such party or parties shall provide plans showing all necessary construction staking, all of which shall be certified by an engineer or land surveyor registered in the state of Washington. Subsequent to issuance of the permit, the permittee or contractor actually doing the work shall notify the director of public works in writing, at least 24 hours in advance of commencing operations on any construction phase. The director of public works, or his designated assistant, shall check the work as to line and grade and inspect the work until the same is completed, and it is unlawful for work to commence until the grades and alignment have been so checked and an inspector placed upon the location of the work at the time the work is actually commenced. Subsequent to the completion of the work, but before acceptance of the completed work by the city, the permittee shall furnish the director of public works an accurate, acceptable transparent tracing or drawing indicating the “as built” condition of the work which shall show final grades and other engineering data, all of which shall be certified by the engineer or land surveyor who is registered in the state of Washington and who was responsible for the work. The city may refuse to maintain any public right-of-way which has not been built in compliance herewith nor accepted by the director of public works. [Ord. 2844, 1970.]
4.10.080 Protection of survey stakes and other survey monuments.
It is unlawful for any person or persons to remove, mutilate, destroy, move, or disturb in any way any survey stake, monument, bench mark, survey hub, or other survey reference, except when so authorized by the director of public works. Should it be necessary to remove any established survey monument, bench mark, or hub by reason of location within an improvement area or other cogent reason, the person or persons desiring such removal shall request in writing from the director of public works, 24 hours in advance of such removal, authorization to remove the subject survey monument, bench mark, or hub, stating its exact location and the reason why removal is necessary. Under no condition shall such removal occur prior to the receipt of authorization to do so, and the director of public works has such data as required to reestablish the survey monument, bench mark, or hub. [Ord. 2844, 1970.]