Chapter 12.08
STREET REPAIRS, IMPROVEMENTS AND ALTERATIONS

Sections:

12.08.010    Permit required.

12.08.020    Application.

12.08.030    Refusal of application.

12.08.040    Safety requirements.

12.08.050    Street restoration.

12.08.060    Permit fees.

12.08.070    Penalty for violations.

12.08.010 Permit required.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to commence to repair, improve, alter or otherwise perform any street maintenance or work upon the public streets and highway rights-of-way within the city without first having obtained a permit from the Director of the Department of Public Works. (Ord. 1028 § 1, 1982: Ord. 241 § 1, 1960).

12.08.020 Application.

Any person, firm or corporation required to obtain a permit for work in a public street or right-of-way shall file an application therefor with the Director of the Department of Public Works. The application shall be in writing, upon forms provided by the city and shall contain information showing the type of construction, the length, the exact location, the purposes and other information which may be required by the Director of the Department of Public Works concerning the proposed street opening or work in the public right-of-way. The provisions of this section shall apply to public utilities or quasi-municipal corporations qualified for and seeking permits for street openings or work in the public streets and rights-of-way of the city. (Ord. 1028 § 2, 1982: Ord. 241 § 2, 1960).

12.08.030 Refusal of application.

Wherever work in the public streets or rights-of-way within the city will create an exceptional traffic hazard or will unreasonably restrict the use of city streets, will create an impediment to the free movement of vehicles upon the aforementioned streets, or an uneconomic distribution of parking space at the curb of aforementioned streets, or a hazard to the travel or safety of pedestrians thereon, the Director of the Department of Public Works, at his discretion, may refuse any application made under the terms of this chapter. (Ord. 1028 § 3, 1982: Ord. 241 § 3, 1960).

12.08.040 Safety requirements.

The safety requirements of the city and of the state of Washington, as applicable to any work for which a permit is required hereunder, shall be observed. (Ord. 241 § 4, 1960).

12.08.050 Street restoration.

The Director of the Department of Public Works is authorized to require a bond or deposit from any permittee under this chapter in order to guarantee the restoration of the street right-of-way to its original condition. (Ord. 1028 § 4, 1982: Ord. 241 § 5, 1960).

12.08.060 Permit fees.

Permits required under this chapter specifying the authorized work shall be issued by the Director of the Department of Public Works or his designee upon proper application therefor and upon payment of the fees required as follows:

(1)  A basic fee in an amount established by council resolution; and

(2) The estimated cost of inspection as determined by the Director of the Department of Public Works, including the city’s labor, overhead and all other costs, provided said amount shall not exceed five percent of the estimated cost of construction;

(3)  In the event that reinspection is necessary, an additional fee shall be charged in an amount determined by the Director of the Department of Public Works to equal the city’s costs of performing the reinspection, including all labor, overhead and other costs. (Ord. 1480 § 19, 1989: Ord. 1028 § 5, 1982: Ord. 241 § 6, 1960).

12.08.070 Penalty for violations.

Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished as provided in Section 1.01.110. (Ord. 241 § 7, 1960).