[CC 1995 § 49.010]
It shall be unlawful for any person to dig up, break, excavate,
tunnel, undermine or cause to be made any excavation in or under the
surface of any street or alley or public or private property by a
mechanical digger or earth mover, for any purpose, excepting herefrom,
however, any manual performed labor by pick and shovel or similar
manual powered equipment on private property, unless such person shall
first have obtained an excavation permit from the City of Golden City
as provided herein.
[CC 1995 § 49.020]
Application for permit shall be made at the office of the City
Clerk and approved by the Public Works Director and/or the Mayor,
subject to the regulations herein provided.
[CC 1995 § 49.030]
A person, firm or corporation operating a mechanical digger
or earth mover shall furnish the City Clerk, or other designated individual,
a certificate of effective public liability and property damage insurance
equal to or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) a person,
one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) each accident and one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00) property damage. Said certificate of
insurance shall also be accompanied by a certified performance bond
in an amount as required by the project engineer.
[CC 1995 § 49.040]
Excavation work, either by machinery or manual labor, shall
be performed and conducted so as not to interfere with access to fire
stations or fire hydrants. Materials or obstructions shall not be
placed within, fifteen (15) feet of fire plugs.
[CC 1995 § 49.050]
A.
Permittees working on streets or alleys or private roads shall erect
proper barriers for daytime use and suitable flares so as to safeguard
the flow of traffic.
1.
Permittees crossing sidewalks or normal foot passageways shall
erect proper barriers so as to prevent individuals from falling into
any excavation the permittee is responsible for.
[CC 1995 § 49.060]
A.
Permittee shall not interfere with an existing utility without written
consent of the owner of the utility.
1.
Permittee shall not interfere with existing City water or sewerage
lines and shall not dig, by machine, closer than three (3) feet to
any existing sewer main. The last three (3) feet must be dug manually
using extreme caution not to injure in any manner an existing sewer
main.
[CC 1995 § 49.070]
Permittee shall at all times make every effort not to interfere
or injure any adjoining property and shall take appropriate protective
measures.
[CC 1995 § 49.080]
It shall be unlawful for the permittee to suffer or permit to
remain unguarded at the place of excavation any machinery, equipment
or other device having the characteristics of an attractive nuisance
likely to attract children and hazardous to their safety or health.
[CC 1995 § 49.090]
Backfilling shall be done to comply with the requirements of
the City Engineer.
[CC 1995 § 49.100]
After completion of backfill, inspection shall be made of excavations where City water or sewer lines are involved, and if the Inspector shall require additional work in order to comply with the requirements of Section 520.090 above, the permittee shall cause said requirements to be promptly made.
[CC 1995 § 49.110]
A.
Resurfacing of all streets, alleys or traffic passageways excavated
by permittee under provisions of this Chapter shall be made and performed
by the City of Golden City under the supervision of the City Engineer.
1.
Permittee shall bear the expense incurred by the City while
resurfacing said excavation.
