[R.O. 2003 §405.010; Ord. No. 734 §3, 7-7-2005]
City projects shall be referenced to the Missouri State Plane Coordinate System of 1983, West Zone and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
[R.O. 2003 §405.020; Ord. No. 734 §3, 7-7-2005]
It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain or permit to remain any fence or other structure or any bushes or other plants, on a corner lot within twenty-five (25) feet of the street line, which obstructs the view at a height of more than three (3) feet above the level of the adjacent street pavement.
[R.O. 2003 §405.030; Ord. No. 734 §3, 7-7-2005]
A. 
Authority Of Board Of Aldermen To Prohibit. The Board of Aldermen shall have power to prohibit the placing of any telephone, telegraph, electric or other poles upon any of the streets or alleys of the City within the City's right-of-way.
B. 
Authority To Permit. They may grant such privileges upon the streets and alleys as may seem in the best interests of the City. In making such determination, they shall be given a report as to the impact of such privileges by the Building Official.
C. 
Location. Any poles that may be erected along streets or alleys shall be two (2) feet from the edge of the street or backside of the curb and shall not interfere with any sidewalks to be constructed.
D. 
Laying Of Pipes, Wires, Etc., Requirements. No digging along streets or alleys for the purpose of laying pipes, wires or for other purposes shall be done except by the consent of the City Engineer and the Building Official.
E. 
Costs. The Board may receive or demand suitable compensation for the use of the City's right-of-way in streets or alleys for any of the above purposes through franchise agreements or otherwise.
[R.O. 2003 §405.040; Ord. No. 734 §3, 7-7-2005]
All shade, ornamental or fruit trees, ornamental shrubs and landscape plants shall be kept clear of the sidewalks of the City and shall be kept trimmed to a distance above the walks of not less than nine (9) feet and so that they do not extend onto the sidewalk at any height so as to impede foot traffic, the same to be done by the owners or users of adjacent property.
[R.O. 2003 §405.050; Ord. No. 734 §3, 7-7-2005]
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When any cut or excavation is made in any public street for connection to City infrastructure, to any utility or service with a City franchise agreement or for any other purpose, such cut or excavation shall be filled in, according to Subsection (A)(1) and (2) of this Section, and the surface restored in accordance with the Standard Specifications and Design Criteria of the American Public Works Association (APWA) immediately after the work is completed for which the street was cut. This information is located in Schedule 3 at the end of this Chapter.[1]
1. 
Excavation Fill Requirements. The compaction of fill material must meet the APWA standard regardless of the type and condition of the surrounding soil.
a. 
On Streets That Have Been Accepted By The Board Of Aldermen. The backfill method shall be flowable-fill, except storm sewers, only, may use concrete. The flowable-fill or concrete must set up for three (3) days before asphalt is installed. In addition, flowable-fill shall be installed by a procedure where a sheet of material is laid over the gravel base that is around a pipe so that there is an impervious barrier between the gravel base and the flowable-fill material.
b. 
On New Streets Being Installed. The backfill method for storm sewer lines shall be flowable-fill or concrete and the backfill for sanitary sewer lines and water lines and all other cuts in the road bed shall be wet AB3 that is compacted to ninety-five percent (95%) in twelve-inch lifts.
2. 
Any person making any cut or excavation in any public street shall resurface the public street at the site of such cut or excavation so that the street surface shall be equal to or better as the street surface which surrounds the area of such public street and in accordance with APWA standards and the Code of the City of Buckner.
[R.O. 2003 §405.060; Ord. No. 734 §3, 7-7-2005]
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Responsible City Official. The Building Official of the City of Buckner is the City employee that is responsible for ensuring compliance with the street cut regulations of the City.
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Permit Required. A permit shall be obtained from the Building Official before making any cut or excavation in any public street. It shall be unlawful to make any such cut or excavation in any public street without obtaining such permit.
C. 
Contractor Signature Of Agreement. The Building Official shall provide the applicant with a form, this may be on the back of the permit, on which shall be the information in this Section and Schedule 3. In addition, the form will have a signature line for the applicant to sign acknowledging their agreement to follow these procedures.
D. 
Records To Be Kept. The Building Official shall keep accurate records of all street cuts. A case file shall be established for each street cut and this file shall be retained for five (5) years in the City records. In addition, a yearly log of all street cuts that relates back to the case files shall be established. A logical numbering system that relates to the year shall be established for each street cut case file. The case file shall contain a list of the following information: street cut location, contractor name and contact information, date permit was issued, amount of permit fee collected and retained after inspections, date work started, date work was completed, date of all inspections, including the biannual inspections, and the street cut condition at each inspection.
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Deposit And Fee. Before any such permit shall be issued, a sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) in cash, money order, personal or business check and a performance/maintenance bond to the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00) shall be paid to the City Clerk, all checks made payable to "City of Buckner." Fifty dollars ($50.00) of the permit fee shall be retained by the City for the issuance of the permit required and one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) of the permit fee shall be retained by the City as an inspection fee when the work has been completed. The maintenance bond portion shall guarantee against defects in the reconstruction of streets (includes curbs and sidewalks) for a period of two (2) years, as well as and further protecting the City of Buckner, Missouri, and insuring said City from any loss or damage. The period for the maintenance bond shall not be construed as starting until the street cut is repaired.
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Inspections. The Building Official or his/her designated representative shall conduct inspections at different stages of the backfilling of street cuts to ensure that the compaction standards set in Section 405.050 are met.
1. 
If all the requirements of compaction and resurfacing as per Section 405.050 are fulfilled, after inspection, the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00) shall be returned to the applicant.
2. 
If compaction and resurfacing is not completed in accordance with Section 405.050 within ten (10) working days, the total amount of the deposit shall be retained by the City and the applicant making a street cut or excavation shall be liable to the City for labor and material required to recompact and resurface such street in accordance with the requirements of Section 405.050. If weather conditions are unfavorable, the City may, in its discretion, grant an extension of working days.
G. 
Utility Companies With A Franchise Agreement. All utility companies with a franchise agreement with the City of Buckner shall be regulated according to their respective agreements. In general, this means that they will not be required to pay a permit fee or post a bond. However, they are subject to the initial and follow-up inspections. To accomplish this, the utility company representatives shall be required to provide the Building Official with a list of all street cuts. In addition, the construction process allowed is for the utility company to make their street cut and when they are finished with the work, flush fill the cut with gravel installed in twelve-inch lifts and compacted to ninety-five percent (95%). If the Building Official or his/her representative is not on hand to observe the flush backfilling, then when the contractor returns for the final repair action, they will have to remove all backfill material and perform the compaction in view of the Building Official. The utility company will complete the final repair action within ten (10) days. If this time frame cannot be met due to the quantity of the street cuts, then the utility company and the Building Official shall mutually agree as to when the final repair action will be completed. The utility company or their contracted paving company will then return and pull out enough of the gravel to install eight (8) inches of concrete with a two-inch asphaltic lift. The street cut shall be over-cut an additional twelve (12) inches on both sides to allow the eight (8) inches of concrete and two (2) inches of asphalt to be resting on undisturbed ground. The finished product shall be as good or better than the original.
H. 
Biannual Inspections. On-site inspections and a review of the street cuts and the deposits held by the City shall be conducted biannually by the Building Official or his/her designated representative. Entries shall be made in the case files as to any action taken by the City, street cut condition and the fact that a biannual inspection has been made.