[Ord. No. 494, 2-1-1955; Ord. No. 2617, Amended, 6-4-2013; Ord. No. 2688, Amended, 12-1-2015; Amended, 11-19-2024 by Ord. No. 2948]
It shall be unlawful for any person to break up, dig up, cut, excavate or fill in any street, alley, or public easement, or to construct any sidewalks, curbs, gutters, or to do any work in or upon any street, alley, or public easement, or to install wastewater, stormwater, or water mains in any street or public easement without first obtaining a permit therefor, as herein provided.
[Ord. No. 494, 2-1-1955]
No permit shall be issued for work upon any street when the grade has not been legally established, while a proposition to alter or amend the grade is pending before the Council, or after plans have been filed with the council to improve the street.
[Ord. No. 494, 2-1-1955; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
The City Engineer may refuse a permit if in the City Engineer’s judgment the improvement proposed to be made is not a suitable one for the place, or will not be uniform with existing or proposed improvements of the streets in the immediate vicinity thereof, or when the improvement contemplates the removal of earth from any street when it may be necessary to secure the deposit of earth upon any other part of such street.
[Ord. No. 494, 2-1-1955; Ord. No. 670, 2-16-1960]
The City Engineer shall specify, in the permit the kind of work to be done and the time in which the same is to be completed.
[Ord. No. 494, 2-1-1955; Ord. No. 670, 2-16-1960; Ord. No. 2649, Amended, 7-29-2014]
The applicant shall pay such amount established by resolution of the City Council from time to time, for the City’s surveys, inspection, and other engineering services.
[Ord. No. 494, 2-1-1955; Ord. No. 670, 2-16-1960; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to make the necessary surveys, to mark the grade for any improvements for which a permit is issued, to inspect the work, and to pass upon the same; provided, however, the City Engineer may authorize the applicant to retain a qualified professional engineer at the applicant’s own expense to perform all or certain portions of the work as determined by the City Engineer; provided, however, if the work is not completed within the time specified in the permit, or if the specifications are not strictly complied with, the City Engineer shall refuse to accept the work.
[Ord. No. 494, 2-1-1955]
The City Engineer shall keep a record of permits showing the date of issue, to whom issued, a description of the property in front of which the improvement is to be made, the nature of the improvement to be made, an estimate of the extent of the improvements, and the date of the certificate approving and accepting the same. When no certificate is issued by reason of failing to comply with the provisions of this Article, the reason therefor shall be entered, and such work shall be removed whenever the City Engineer shall so direct.
[Ord. No. 494, 2-1-1955; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
All work done under and in pursuance of a permit issued as provided by LOC § 42.04.110 shall be under the supervision of the City Engineer, who shall determine the details of the improvement and whose orders in regard to the improvement and the execution of the same shall be obeyed by the applicant for such permit and by the persons doing the work. Upon completion of such improvement, the City Engineer shall inspect the same, and by actual survey test the grade thereof. If it is satisfactory the City Engineer shall give a certificate therefor to the effect that the improvement is upon the proper grade and that the improvement is accepted. Thereafter, so far as such improvement extends and while it remains in good order, it shall be deemed a completion of that part of any improvement ordered by the Council to be made upon such street. Persons requesting a permit for any street construction under this division shall be denied the right to bond the improvements done under such permit.