A.
No person
is permitted to maintain or cause to be maintained any condition on
private property which causes damage to a public highway or threatens
imminent danger to a public highway or causes a hazard to exist on
a public highway.
(Ord. 561 § 3, 2019)
A.
It is
unlawful for any person to make any utility trench, repair trench
or excavation on any street which has been newly constructed or reconstructed,
or on any street resurfaced with asphalt overlays, slurry seals, cape
seals or chip seals, until at least five years have passed since the
City Council accepted such construction.
C.
If any work is approved in a City encroachment permit that requires trenching or excavation during the trench cut moratorium period set forth in subsection A, asphalt repair work must include, but not be limited to, the following street repairs subject to approval by the Director:
1.
Residential
Streets. On residential streets, full asphalt paving resurfacing of
the disturbed area is required and must extend to the full street
width (curb to curb) for a minimum length of 10 feet, measured along
the street centerline, and must also include any existing asphalt
that has been damaged during the work. Asphalt restoration must include
a minimum of a one and one-half-inches thick grind and overlay of
existing asphalt pavement, and the installation of an approved paving
fabric over the entire pavement restoration area, in addition to the
trench restoration required by the encroachment permit or as additionally
required by the City in order to restore the street to its preconstruction
condition.
2.
All
Other Streets. On all other streets, half width asphalt paving (curb
to centerline) or curb to raised median curb for a minimum length
of 10 feet measured along the street centerline is required and must
include the entire disturbed street area. Full width (curb to curb)
asphalt paving is required when work crosses the street centerline
and must be repaved a minimum length of 10 feet measured along the
street centerline. The area of asphalt paving may be extended by the
City if the existing asphalt has been damaged during the work. Asphalt
restoration required by this subsection must include a minimum of
two-inches thick grind and overlay of existing asphalt pavement, and
the installation of an approved paving fabric over the entire pavement
restoration area, in addition to the trench restoration required by
the encroachment permit or as additionally required by the City in
order to restore the street to its preconstruction condition.
D.
Upon
completion of trenching or excavation work contemplated by this section,
the person required to conduct restoration work must notify the Director
five business days in advance of planned street restoration work to
schedule an onsite meeting for the City to identify the final limits
of street restoration necessary to restore the street to its pre-work
condition.
E.
Where
the replacement of concrete related work is within a street subject
to the trench cut prohibition in this section, such repairs may be
made without asphalt restoration work only when approved by the Director
who may permit the concrete curbs, pedestrian ramps or driveways to
be "neat poured" as conditioned on the approved encroachment permit
application.
(Ord. 561 § 3, 2019)
A.
In order
to reduce traffic impacts during the year-end shopping season, no
construction, utility, or maintenance work that requires lane closures
is permitted beginning the Monday prior to Thanksgiving Day through
New Year's Day on the following street segments:
1.
Carlton
Hills Boulevard: from Willowgrove Avenue to Mission Gorge Road.
2.
Cuyamaca
Street: from Town Center Parkway to Prospect Avenue.
3.
Mission
Gorge Road: from State Route 125 to Magnolia Avenue.
4.
Olive
Lane: from Prospect Avenue to Mission Gorge Road.
5.
Riverview
Parkway: Entire length of street.
6.
Town
Center Parkway: Entire length of street.
B.
Notwithstanding subsection A, any construction, utility, or maintenance work necessary to address an emergency must be performed during the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., unless otherwise approved by the Director. Telephonic notification of proposed emergency work must be provided to the Engineering Department.
(Ord. 561 § 3, 2019; Ord. 612 § 2, 2023)
A.
Purpose
and Intent. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council through
adoption of this chapter, to provide enforcement tools to ensure the
complete removal of utility markouts upon completion of any excavation
work and to limit the amount of markouts placed upon public and private
property to the minimum amount necessary for excavation work.
B.
Markouts
Prohibited.
1.
It
is unlawful for any person to intentionally place utility markouts
outside of the limits delineated by the requestor.
2.
A
request for utility markouts shall not be made for design purposes,
for the preparation of design drawings or documents, or for construction
purposes in lieu of obtaining the record drawings from the respective
utility owner.
C.
Responsibility
for Removal.
1.
The
requestor of utility markouts shall have sole responsibility for the
removal of all utility markouts and delineation within 10 calendar
days from the completion of excavation work.
2.
If
the utility locator places utility markouts outside of the limits
delineated by the requestor, the utility locator shall have sole responsibility
for the removal of all such utility markouts within 10 calendar days
from being notified by the requestor or the City.
3.
The
City shall determine the identification of the requestor by the ticket
requesting utility markouts by the regional notification center.
D.
Removal
of Markouts.
1.
Markouts
shall be thoroughly removed from all surfaces to the satisfaction
of the Director of Engineering.
2.
Markouts
on asphalt concrete may be blacked out by use of paints suitable for
roadway traffic to a color and sheen that most closely matches the
asphalt concrete. The blacked out area shall be a square or rectangle
of sufficient size to cover markouts with the minimum number of such
squares/rectangles needed to cover all markouts.
3.
Markouts
on concrete surfaces shall be removed from the concrete and shall
not be painted over.
4.
Markouts
which are unable to be removed or have caused permanent damage during
placement or removal may result in the requirement to replace the
damaged surface at the expense of the entity who placed the mark.
E.
Public
Nuisance. Markouts on public or private property creates a condition
and appearance as graffiti. Graffiti creates a condition tending to
reduce the value of private and public property, to promote blight
and deterioration, to reflect badly on the community, and may be injurious
to health, safety and general welfare. Therefore, the presence of
markouts is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance which
may be abated as such in accordance with Title 1, or any other applicable
provision of law.
F.
Failure
to remove utility markings as prescribed herein, is subject to enforcement
and administrative citation procedures specified in Title 1 of this
code.
(Ord. 561 § 3, 2019; Ord. 612 § 2, 2023)
A.
It is
the purpose and intent of the City Council through adoption of this
chapter, to provide enforcement tools to ensure the complete removal
of unused or excess utilities lines located within the right-of-way
or other City-owned property as the presence of obsolete lines and
utility systems hinder future work within the right-of-way or on other
City-owned property.
B.
All
obsolete or no longer needed utility facilities shall not be abandoned
in place but shall be removed at the time the replacement facilities
are installed.
Failure to remove such obsolete facilities as specified in a
City-issued permit, is subject to enforcement and administrative citation
procedures specified in Title 1 of this code.
(Ord. 561 § 3, 2019)
