[R.O. 2009 §525.010; Ord. No. 477 §1, 12-12-1995]
From and after the enactment of this Chapter, it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm, individual, co-partnership or corporation to
open or excavate in the streets and sidewalks of the City of Pasadena
Hills without first having obtained from the City of Pasadena Hills
a permit for such work. Applications for said permits may be obtained
from the City Clerk and the Street Commissioner for the City shall
review all applications. A permit shall be issued to the applicant
upon approval of same by the Street Commissioner and upon compliance
by the applicant with the terms of this Chapter and all other ordinances
of the City of Pasadena Hills.
[R.O. 2009 §525.020; Ord. No. 477 §2, 12-12-1995]
Inspection fees for permits shall be based upon the direct cost
to the City of Pasadena Hills for furnishing the required inspectors.
Inspection fee deposits shall be determined by the Street Commissioner
from the estimated inspection time, but shall be no less than fifty
dollars ($50.00). The difference between the deposit and the actual
cost shall be collected or refunded. A cash performance bond from
an approved bonding company or deposit in the amount of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000.00) in the form of a cashier's check shall be posted
by each applicant for each permit applied for herein. Each applicant
shall purchase and maintain such comprehensive general liability insurance
equal to that carried by the City of Pasadena Hills. The applicant
shall accompany the permit application with the deposit, bond and
insurance indicated herein as necessary for the permit. No permit
shall be issued until deposit, bond and insurance requirements are
met.
[R.O. 2009 §525.030; Ord. No. 477 §3, 12-12-1995]
Permits shall be required for, but not limited to, the following
categories of work: utility operations, municipal operations, service
connections, commercial and industrial developments, residential developments,
earth hauling, road openings and closures, and sidewalk excavations,
openings and closures.
[R.O. 2009 §525.040; Ord. No. 477 §4, 12-12-1995]
All openings or excavations provided for herein shall be made
in compliance with the rules and regulations attached to and made
a part of the application for permit to be obtained from the City
Clerk of the City of Pasadena Hills.
[R.O. 2009 §525.050; Ord. No. 477 §5, 12-12-1995]
The City of Pasadena Hills reserves the right to repair or have
repaired any opening upon failure of the applicant to reasonably do
so after notice to the applicant. The cost of such repairs done by
the City of Pasadena Hills shall be deducted from the cash performance
bond or cash deposit deposited by the applicant as aforesaid.
[R.O. 2009 §525.060; Ord. No. 477 §6, 12-12-1995]
The cash performance bond or deposit posted by the applicant
or the balance thereof is returnable to said applicant after approval
of the same is given by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Pasadena
Hills.
[R.O. 2009 §525.080; Ord. No. 477, 12-12-1995]
A.
Permit Applications.
1.
Permit application. The applicant shall be the owner
or individual or legal entity having the legal right to control the
facilities being constructed, installed or improved.
2.
Approvals — dedications. When applications
are received for projects or installations which require other agency's
approval or which require public easement and/or right-of-way dedications,
no permits shall be issued until the Mayor or acting Mayor has received
evidence of the required outside approvals and until verification
of our guarantee of the recording of all public easements and right-of-way
dedications has been made.
3.
Application requirement. Applications shall be submitted
by mail or in person on the form provided by the City of Pasadena
Hills and shall describe the location and the nature of the work to
be performed. Applications shall not be accepted if they are incomplete
or not accompanied by the following:
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Plans. Four (4) sets of plans shall accompany
the applications and shall be required for permit issuance. Applicants
shall receive two (2) copies of the approved plans with the permit.
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4.
Types of work requiring permit. Permits shall be
required for, but not limited to, the following categories of work:
utility operations, municipal operations, service connections, commercial
and industrial developments, residential developments, movement of
over-dimensions and/or overweight vehicles, earth hauling, road closures,
banners, landscaping, ornamental entrances and signs and street address
painting.
5.
Permit extensions. Work authorized by permit shall
be expected to be executed without delay within thirty (30) days from
date of issuance. Requests for extensions of time shall be submitted
in writing and shall be reviewed by the Street Commissioner on an
individual basis. Written requests shall include the permit number,
map locations, date of issuance, project name, street location, reason
for requesting extension and number of days required to complete the
work.
6.
Acceptance of work. Completed improvements within
the public road right-of-way shall not be opened to traffic without
permission from the Street Commissioner or Mayor. Applicants requiring
formal or written acceptance by the Street Commissioner or Mayor of
completed work covered by permit shall submit their request in writing
to the Street Commissioner or Mayor. Permit number, map location,
date of issuance, project name and street location shall be included
in all correspondence sent to the Street Commissioner or Mayor.
7.
Permit suspension — revocation. Persons or
firms performing or completing work in violation of the permit conditions
or working without a permit in the public right-of-way shall be subject
to permit suspension or revocation. Reinstatement of existing permits
and/or issuance of future permits shall be at the discretion of the
Street Commissioner dependent upon proper restitution of past irregularities
and written guarantee of future compliance.
8.
Emergency work. An "emergency" is an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state
that calls for immediate action to protect the health, safety and
welfare of the general public. When emergencies result in a physical
disturbance of the public right-of-way, immediate notification followed
by permit application shall be required. When emergencies result in
only an interruption of traffic, immediate notification shall be required.
a.
Immediate notification. All emergency work situations
shall be reported immediately by telephone to the City Clerk or Mayor
who will notify the Street Commissioner.
b.
Permit application. All parties performing emergency
work which result in a physical disturbance of the right-of-way shall
follow their phone notification with a permit application within twenty-four
(24) hours or on the next workday. Plans, sketches or correspondence
relating to the permit application shall indicate the complete locational
data (i.e., location in driving lane, distance to curb, shoulder,
driveway, street intersection, pavement type, etc.) and the particulars
of the emergency. In other respects, the requirements of a regular
application shall apply.
B.
Residential Developments. Special use permit authorizations
shall be required for all construction within the public road right-of-way
occurring as part of any single lot/single-family residential development.
Such residential development construction shall be subject to the
following specific application requirements and conditions:
1.
Application requirements. Applications shall be
submitted in accordance with the requirements of application forms
which may be obtained from the City Clerk's office.
2.
Plan requirements. The applicant shall provide a
plan or sketch showing the new driveway location, the culvert location
(if required), the details of the driveway widening, sidewalk, construction,
grading, etc. All drawings shall be to scale and shall include a designation
of all materials to be used.
3.
Utility relocations. When utility relocations are
required to accomplish the construction proposed within the public
right-of-way, the applicant shall coordinate his/her activities with
the utility forces performing the work. Permit issuance shall be withheld
until the Street Commissioner receives written notice from the appropriate
utility company that the applicant in fact has coordinated his/her
activities with that utility.
C.
Permit Conditions For Roadway Openings.
1.
Road crossings. All work authorized by permit shall
be inspected for strict compliance with the following conditions.
When installations require placement of the cable, conduit or pipe
beneath the pavement surfacing, the plans shall indicate the method
of installation in accordance with the following:
a.
Boring. Crossings of classified roads which have
a current year traffic volume of two thousand five hundred (2,500)
average daily traffic or more shall be bored. Casing and other boring
requirements, unless supported by subsurface investigation date, shall
be decided by the Street Commissioner during construction. Exceptions
to the boring requirement shall be considered by the Street Commissioner
on an individual basis if proper justification such as documented
evidence of rock, insufficient cover, etc., is provided.
b.
Open trench. Crossings of roads which have a current
year traffic volume of less than two thousand five hundred (2,500)
average daily traffic shall normally be permitted by open trench.
However, road closing caused by open trench construction shall not
be permitted without prior approval by the Street Commissioner. When
road closings are not authorized, two (2) lanes of traffic shall be
maintained on four (4) lane roads and one (1) lane of traffic on two
(2) lane roads. The road shall be restored to normal traffic flow
after working hours unless other provisions are authorized.
(1)
Concrete pavement. Open trenching of concrete
pavement will normally require replacement of the entire slab from
joint to joint. The permit applicant shall be responsible for the
repair or any settlement or other failure of the slab for a period
of twelve (12) months from the completion of construction. Exceptions
to the full slab replacement may be considered by the Street Commissioner
on an individual basis during permit processing.
(2)
Asphalt pavement. Open trenching of asphaltic
pavement shall require a saw cut edge or milled edge, whichever is
applicable, and replacement with asphaltic concrete a minimum of six
(6) inches in depth. The permit application shall be responsible for
the repair of settlement or other failure of the patch for a period
of twelve (12) months from the completion of construction.
(3)
Driveway and sidewalk crossings. Open trenching
of existing driveway and/or sidewalk surfaces shall require replacement
with full depth material to the existing joints for concrete surfaces
or to a saw cut edge for asphalt pavement.
(4)
Granular backfill. Open trenching of the existing
roadway pavement shall require compacted granular backfill and a temporary
asphaltic concrete wearing surface overnight. Open trenching parallel
with the edge of the roadway pavement shall require granular backfill.
For material, construction and compaction requirements, refer to the
Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (Section 725.6.2)
as mandated by the St. Louis County Department of Highways and Traffic.
(5)
Structures in pavement. All structures or appurtenances
thereof approved for location within or under the roadway pavement
shall meet the HS20-44 highway loading requirements of the Standard
Specifications for Highway Bridges (Section 1.2.5) as mandated by
the St. Louis County Department of Highways and Traffic. Lock-type
frames and covers shall be required for manholes, vaults and other
structures located within the pavement surfaces.
(6)
Traffic control and safety devices. Utilities
and contractors shall be required to provide and maintain barricades,
flashers, cones, flagmen, etc., on the job site as approved by the
Street Commissioner.
(7)
Peak hour traffic. No work, other than emergencies
reported to the Street Commissioner as heretofore cited, shall be
permitted during peak traffic periods. The Street Commissioner shall
determine the extent of the peak traffic period for each particular
roadway.
2.
Temporary openings. All work authorized by permit
shall be inspected for compliance with the following conditions. Temporary
openings in the orad pavement shall be limited in size to a rectangular
opening not to exceed three (3) feet by four (4) feet, unless special
permission is granted by the department for larger openings. The thickness
of the pavement replacement material for temporary openings shall
depend upon the street involved and shall comply with the standards
set out in Special Use Permit Application Requirements and Conditions
(Section 3.2, Exhibit E) as published by the St. Louis County Department
of Highways and Traffic, February 1, 1979.
a.
Granular backfill. All pavement excavations, except
those for which plate use has been authorized, shall require compacted
granular backfill and a temporary asphaltic concrete wearing surface
overnight.
b.
Plates. The use of plates within the public road
right-of-way shall be strictly governed by the Street Commissioner.
Plates shall be used only under the following conditions.
(1)
Authorization by the Street Commissioner. Plate
use shall be authorized by the Street Commissioner on an individual
basis, depending on the type of roadway, volume of traffic, proposed
use and season of the year. Requests for plate use shall be accepted
only in conjunction with the application for permit.
(2)
Approved plates. Only plates conforming to
the designs previously approved by the St. Louis County Department
of Highways and Traffic shall be used.
(3)
Emergency. In emergency situations the applicant
shall request permission for plate use by contacting the Street Commissioner.
D.
Sidewalks.
1.
Generally. The specifications of this Section apply
whether the sidewalk is constructed by the property owner or by the
City.
2.
Summary of work to be done. The work to be done
in the construction of sidewalks consists of grading and preparing
the ground for the superstructure, furnishing and placing a foundation
of crushed stone and one (1) course concrete sidewalk pavement, with
all incidental work necessary to render such walk complete and efficient.
3.
Width — distance from property line. All concrete
sidewalks constructed in the City shall not be less than four (4)
feet wide and a minimum of four (4) inches thick. If used as a driveway,
the said concrete shall be a minimum of six (6) inches.
4.
Materials. The following requirements shall be met
in the material used in the construction of sidewalks.
a.
Inspection. All materials to be used in sidewalk
work shall be from State or County approved sources. All unapproved
materials shall be immediately removed.
b.
Cement. All cement used in sidewalk or pavement
construction shall be Portland cement of Type I or III. For sidewalks,
the concrete will produce twenty eight (28) day three thousand (3,000)
pounds per square inch compression strength with a minimum of five
and four-tenths (5.4) sacks of cement per cubic yard. For streets,
the concrete will produce twenty eight (28) day four thousand (4,000)
pound per square inch compression strength with a minimum six and
four-tenths (6.4) sacks of cement per cubic yard of concrete. All
concrete shall be cured by a fugitive-dye curing compound in lieu
of a continuous water cure for a duration of seven (7) days and nights.
5.
Protection of service devices. The contractor shall
attend carefully to all public service devices, such as stopboxes
for water or gas supply or any other objects of such a character that
may be found within the area of the sidewalk under construction, by
setting them at such a height as to bring the top of such device in
each case flush with the top of the finished walk, so that they may
be accessible and usable after the completion of the walk.
