The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known and may
be cited as the "public works standards ordinance of the city."
(Ord. 446 § 1, 1989)
For purposes of this chapter and Chapter 12.04, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given as follows:
means the city engineer, director of public works or other
person or department designated by the city to administer and enforce
the provisions of this chapter.
means going upon, over, under or placing any facility upon,
along, across, over or under or using any public place in such a manner
as to prevent, obstruct or interfere temporarily or permanently with
the normal use of that public place.
means any opening under, in or across the surface of a public
place made in any manner whatsoever, except an opening into a lawful
structure below the surface of a public place, the top of which is
flush with the adjoining surface and so constructed as to permit frequent
openings without injury or damage to the public place.
means any street, road, alley, access way, landscape, irrigation
pipe, pipeline, tube, main, service, trap, vent, vault, manhole, meter,
gauge, regulator, valve, conduit, wire, tower, pole, pole line, anchor,
cable, junction box, transformer or any other material, structure,
public improvement or object of any kind or character; including a
building, portion of a building or any other structure, whether enumerated
herein or not, which is or may be lawfully constructed, left, placed
or maintained in, upon, along, across, under or over any public places
or private rights-of-way.
means the initial installation of any facility whether publicly
or privately maintained.
means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
means any street, way, place, alley, sidewalk, parkway, easement
or any other similar property under the control of a private entity
and in use by the public for any purpose.
means any public street, way, place, alley, sidewalk, parkway,
square, plaza, easement or any other similar public property under
the control of the administrative authority and dedicated to public
use.
means any pipe, conduit, duct, tunnel, buried cable or wire
or any other similar structure located below the surface of any public
place.
means a private company and/or corporation operating under
regulation of the public utilities commission, or municipal department
or other governmental agency engaged in providing a particular service
to the general public.
(Ord. 446 § 1, 1989)
The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and specifications
to regulate encroachments into public places and new construction
in private rights-of-way for the protection of life and property.
(Ord. 446 § 1, 1989)
All encroachment work in public places and new construction
of facilities used by the public in private right-of-way shall be
performed in accordance with standard plans prepared by the administrative
authority as adopted by resolution of the city council and in accordance
with the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, latest
edition, as promulgated by the Joint Cooperative Committee of the
Southern California Chapter of American Public Works Association and
the Southern California Districts of the Associated General Contractors
of Southern California as amended by the administrative authority
as adopted by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 446 § 1, 1989)
The administrative authority shall make inspections and may
establish rules and regulations reasonably necessary to enforce and
carry out the intent of this chapter.
(Ord. 446 § 1, 1989)
Any violation of this chapter shall be punishable according to the provisions of Title 14 of this Municipal Code.
(Ord. 446 § 1, 1989; Ord. 928 § 2, 2006)
