[CC 1988 §24-33; Ord. No. 2314 §2, 9-15-1969; Ord. No. 3437 §2, 1-17-2001]
No person shall begin to excavate, construct, reconstruct, repair, alter or grade any right-of-way, curb, curb cut, driveway or street on a public street without first obtaining a permit from the City Manager, as provided by this Article.
[CC 1988 §24-34; Ord. No. 2314 §3, 9-15-1969; Ord. No. 3437 §2, 1-17-2001]
A. 
Any applicant for a permit under this Chapter shall file an application with the City Manager, showing the following:
1. 
The name and address of the owner or agent in charge of the property abutting the proposed work area.
2. 
The name and address of the party doing the work.
3. 
Location of the work area.
4. 
Attached plans, showing details of the proposed alteration.
5. 
Such other information as the City Manager shall find reasonably necessary for a determination of whether the permit shall be issued. Any applicant will be responsible to conform to Missouri One Call regulations prior to commencement of the work.
[CC 1988 §24-35; Ord. No. 2314 §4, 9-15-1969]
There shall be a deposit of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) required for asphalt and four hundred dollars ($400.00) for concrete, or such sum as may be required by the City on a project-by-project basis. In the event the applicant does not repair the street to the City's satisfaction, the deposit will not be refunded.
[CC 1988 §24-36; Ord. No. 2314 §5, 9-15-1969]
The City Manager may, in his/her discretion, require a bond condition that work under this Chapter will be done in accordance with the specifications. The City Manager may, in his/her discretion, require an application for a permit to make a bond condition to save harmless the City from all claims for damages or injury to other persons by reason of such alteration work.
[CC 1988 §§24-37, 24-63; Ord. No. 2314 §6, 9-15-1969; Ord. No. 2437 §1, 6-5-1972; Ord. No. 2467 §6, 5-7-1973; Ord. No. 3876 §1, 11-15-2010]
A. 
The City Manager shall issue a permit under this Article when he/she finds any of the following:
1. 
The work shall be done according to the standard specifications of the City for such work.
2. 
The operation will not unreasonably interfere with vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the demand for parking spaces, and the means of ingress to and from the property affected and adjacent properties.
3. 
A curb opening shall be not less than twenty (20) feet nor more than twenty-eight (28) feet and that the curb opening and driveway apron shall be of concrete or hot asphalt concrete type surface. The opening shall be tapered and eight (8) feet from the curb and shall be tapered to eight (8) inch elevation at the top of the curb, or as directed by the City Manager.
4. 
The City or the property owner may install a driveway approach that shall be tapered to four (4) feet from the face of the curb and shall be elevated to the same elevation as the top of the curb four (4) feet from the curb. The width of the curb opening would be a minimum of twenty (20) feet and a maximum of twenty-eight (28) feet. The four (4) foot wide driveway approach is not to be considered as meeting all the design requirements but to be temporarily in partial compliance with this Chapter to improve drainage. Edges of curb openings shall be a minimum of five (5) feet from an adjacent property line. The construction of, and maintenance of, driveway approaches shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owner. The City may remove, replace, or reconstruct any driveway approach in conjunction with street, sidewalk, or drainage work.
5. 
Where there is no curb, the opening from the street to the property will be a minimum of twenty (20) feet and a maximum of twenty-eight (28) feet, and a corrugated metal pipe shall be placed, at a point designated by the City Manager, between the property line and the street. The cost of such pipe shall be paid by the property owner, and the pipe shall be installed by the City. The grade shall be the same as in Subsection (3) of this Section.
6. 
On corner lots driveways shall be twenty-five (25) feet from the intersecting street right-of-way lines.
7. 
The number of driveways per property shall be limited on the basis of street frontage as follows:
Frontage (feet)
Maximum Number of Driveways
Less than 200
2
200 — 500
3
500 — 1,000
4
More than 1,000
5
8. 
Properties which have frontage on two (2) or more streets may have driveways on each street in accordance with the above table. The distance between driveway openings shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet measured at the pavement edge or curb.
9. 
Driveways shall not normally be depressed below the sidewalk grade at the street edge of the sidewalk. However, where necessary to provide satisfactory drainage toward the street or to avoid an excessive grade along the centerline of the driveway, this may be permitted. If a depression is necessary, such depression shall not exceed two (2) inches.
10. 
Driveways shall be paved with a dust-proof material as approved by the City Manager.
11. 
Exhibits I and II, on file in the office of the City Clerk, shall be considered a part of this Article and enforceable, as written regulations are.
[CC 1988 §24-41.1; Ord. No. 2716 §2, 11-16-1981]
A. 
Cuts in pavements, curbs, gutters and walks shall be no larger than necessary to provide adequate working space for proper installation of pipe and appurtenances. Cutting shall be started with a concrete saw in a manner which will provide a clean groove at least one and one-half (1½) inches deep along each side of the trench along the perimeter of cuts for structures.
Pavement over trenches excavated for pipelines shall be removed so that a shoulder not less than six (6) inches in width at any point is left between the cut edge of the pavement and the top edge of the trench. Trench width at the bottom shall not be greater than at the top, and no undercutting will be permitted. Pavement cuts shall be made to and between straight or accurately marked curved lines which, unless otherwise required, shall be parallel to the centerline of the trench.
B. 
Pavement removed for connections to existing lines or structures shall not be of greater extent than necessary for the installation as determined by the City.
C. 
Where the trench parallels the length of concrete walks and the trench location is all or partially under the walk, the entire walk shall be removed and replaced. Where the trench crosses drives, walks, curbs or other surface construction, the surface construction shall be removed and replaced between existing or between saw cuts as specified for pavement.
[CC 1988 §24-43; Ord. No. 2420 §4, 9-20-1971; Ord. No. 2490 §2, 12-3-1973; Ord. No. 2573 §1, 3-7-1977; Ord. No. 3259 §1, 5-20-1996]
The City shall surface any excavation in any street or alley of the City and the total project cost, including materials and labor, shall be paid for by the person making the excavation or causing the excavation to be made. Upon application, the City will provide an engineer's estimate of the total cost, which amount shall be paid by the applicant to the City. Upon completion of the surfacing, the City shall determine the actual project cost and applicant shall pay to the City the difference between the actual project cost and the engineer's estimate, or the City shall refund to applicant the difference between the engineer's estimate and the actual project cost. The City reserves the right to use a private construction contractor for surfacing projects.
[CC 1988 §24-43.1; Ord. No. 2590 §1, 5-2-1977]
In the event of any excavation in any street or alley of the City, the purpose of which is to gain access to a private sanitary sewer service line to effect maintenance and/or repair, the cost of surfacing shall be paid by the City.