There is hereby adopted by the city council, for the purpose of providing uniform specifications for public works construction, that certain publication referred to as North Central Texas Council of Governments Public Works Construction Standards, as amended, and the same is hereby adopted as the code of the city for the purpose of providing specifications for public works construction. Not less than one (1) copy shall remain on file in the office of the city secretary, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this section shall take effect the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the city limits.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 5(A); 1993 Code, sec. 3.701; Ordinance adopting 2024 Code)
(a) 
Permit required.
A permit is required and must be obtained from the city building official prior to cutting, excavating or disturbing existing streets and roadways within the jurisdiction of the city. The permit fee requirement for issuance of such street cutting permit shall be as established and as approved by the city council from time to time. Payment of said fee is required prior to the cutting of any street. When a check for the permit fee, made payable to the city, designating the specific address of the street cut to be made, is on record, the city will authorize the street cutting to begin.
(b) 
Application for permit.
It shall be the duty of every person desiring such a permit to make application for the permit before the excavation is made or other work is performed, and shall observe the following permit procedures:
(1) 
The person applying for said permit shall apply to the city secretary twenty-four (24) hours prior to excavation or street cutting or other work;
(2) 
The permit shall be signed by the city secretary or other city designated representative;
(3) 
A copy of the plan showing location, street address, and type of improvements made shall be provided to the city at the cost of the applicant; this requirement may be waived by the mayor in case of emergency;
(4) 
In cases of extreme emergency the application procedure may be amended as follows:
(A) 
At the time of the emergency, notice is given to the fire department; and
(B) 
The emergency repair is to be reported to the city secretary within seventy-two (72) hours of the emergency and a permit filed accordingly.
(c) 
Time limit.
Work done under the permit shall be done as soon as practical so as not to inconvenience or endanger the traveling public. All work must be performed within seven (7) days from the beginning of the street cut to final paving of the roadway. The mayor has the authority to grant a written extension of said time limit when the need for such arises and upon written request by the party excavating.
(d) 
Restoration of surface.
When an excavation is made in any street, avenue, or public ground, any person making such excavation shall replace the soil removed from such excavation and restore the roadway surface to as good or better condition than that of the original surface, so as to provide a smooth and continuous surface with the adjacent undisturbed roadway, all in accordance with the specifications set by the city. In no case shall the surface be unsafe for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(e) 
Inspection.
When the holder of a permit has replaced the soil removed from the excavation and/or restored the surface of the excavation in accordance with the specifications of the city, an inspection of same shall be accomplished by the city. The permit holder may be called back to repair said work, if the replacement work fails or sinks.
(f) 
Safety precautions; indemnification of city.
(1) 
The holder of a permit shall be responsible for properly and adequately safeguarding the public from all hazards caused by an opening and excess material therefrom until said opening has been safely and satisfactorily closed and until inspected by the city. The holder of a permit shall install and maintain at all times adequate barricades and good and sufficient warning lights around all openings and obstructions.
(2) 
The holder of the permit shall indemnify the city from all damages or expenses resulting from injury or damage to any persons or property.
(1986 Code, ch. 3, sec. 5(B); 1993 Code, sec. 3.702)
(a) 
House numbers or addresses shall be placed on or in a proximity to all new and existing buildings in such a position as to be plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. Said numbers shall contrast with their background and be visible from said street by day or night.
(b) 
Any owner of such a building who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section, upon receiving written notice from the city, within a period of five (5) days after the receipt of such written notice, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ordinance 313-92 adopted 2/18/1992; 1993 Code, sec. 3.703)
The city's design manual for the installation of network nodes and node support poles pursuant to Texas Local Government Code, chapter 284, is adopted to ensure that the city meets its fiduciary duty to the citizens of the city and to give assistance and guidance to wireless telecommunications providers to assist such companies in the timely, efficient, safe and aesthetically pleasing installation of technologically competitive equipment.
(Ordinance 759-17, sec. 5, adopted 10/10/2017)