Note: For provisions of Uniform Building Code and Los
Angeles County building code governing excavation, construction and
repair, see Chs. 1901 and 1904 respectively.
Prior history; prior code Chapters 17.40—17.59 and
Ord. 1042.
For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
means every employee or servant of any other person and every
contractor doing any of the work described in this chapter for any
other person;
means all streets, avenues, alleys and other public places
in the city.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
It is unlawful for any person to construct any sidewalk, curb,
gutter or driveway of cement, concrete materials or any other material
upon any of the highways of the city, or to construct any pipe or
other kind of structure along the gutter lines or along, upon, or
beneath any portion of a highway at approaches to driveways, or to
make any excavations in any of the highways, without first securing
a permit to do so from the city.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
No permits shall be required for the performance of any work provided for under the provisions of Title 20, relating to subdivisions, and the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to such work.
The securing of permits and payment of fees under the provisions of this chapter shall not be required for the construction of cement concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters or driveways, or for the construction of any such work with other material, of those who are doing work in connection with subdivisions approved by the city; provided, that the work in such subdivisions is done either before the approval of the final maps thereof or under an agreement in lieu of improvements as set forth in Section 11612 of the Subdivision Map Act of the State and in Title 20 of this code.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
A copy of the permit for work regulated by this chapter shall
at all times, during the construction thereof, be in the possession
of the person in charge of such work, and shall be exhibited to the
director of public works or his or her authorized agents or inspectors
thereof on demand.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
The fees enumerated in Section 13.12.060 are established for the issuance of any of the permits required by this chapter and all such fees shall be collected in advance or at the time the permit issued.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
An applicant for a permit required by this chapter shall submit a description and drawing of the particular kind and amount of work to be performed pursuant to the permit to the director of public works or his or her authorized agent. The applicant shall post a reconstruction deposit with the city clerk in accordance with the schedule established pursuant to resolution of the city council. In addition, the applicant shall pay to the city permit fees, established pursuant to resolution of the city council, for the purpose set forth in Section 13.12.070.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972; Ord. 1536 § 11, 1989)
The permit fees are charged to pay the cost and expense of setting
line and grade stakes, inspection of the work and final inspection
by the city engineer.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
The moneys thus collected shall be retained by the city to defray
the expense of replacing the surface of the highways or of a gutter
or sidewalk excavated or removed under such permits, if the work shall
be performed by the city. If the quantities of such improvements replaced
by the city are less in square feet or lineal feet than the quantities
given on the permits, then such difference in quantities multiplied
by the applicable unit rates above specified shall be the amount to
be returned to the permittee. In the event the permittee performs
the necessary work to resurface or replace the surface of the highways
or of gutter or sidewalk excavated, and such resurface or replacement
is in accordance with the city standards and specifications, inspected
and approved by the director of public works, the reconstruction deposit
shall be refunded by the city to the permittee upon his or her written
request and approval by the director of public works.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
If the area in square feet or lineal feet of any such highway
improvements constructed by the city are more than the quantities
shown on the permit, then the permittee shall be required to pay the
city for the excess or difference at the applicable unit rates above
specified.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
In addition to any other penalties provided by law for failure
to obtain a permit for the installation of driveways as provided in
this chapter, any person who installs a driveway before first obtaining
a permit shall thereafter obtain a permit upon request being made
by the director of public works and the price to be charged therefor
shall be double that provided in this chapter for a permit obtained
before doing the work. In addition to obtaining such permit for work
done prior to the issuance of the permit, the work shall be made to
conform to the terms of the permit.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
No person shall commence the construction of any cement concrete
sidewalk, curb, gutter or driveway until the grade and line stakes
for such work have been set or approved by the director of public
works, unless permission to do so has been endorsed upon the permit
therefor by the director of public works.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
The construction of any improvements within any highway shall
conform to the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction,"
copyright 2002 by BNI Publications, Inc., together with the "2004
Supplement," copyright 2003 by Public Works Standards, Inc., and all
related supplements hereinafter published, and the "Standard Plans
for Public Works Construction," copyright 1997 by BNI Publications,
Inc., together with the "1999 Supplement," and all related supplements
hereinafter published, and shall be in accordance with plans approved
by the director of public works or the city engineer. The construction
of any improvements within any highway shall conform to the city of
Glendora's standard designs and specifications, approved by the director
of public works or city engineer. In the event of any conflicts between
any of the foregoing documents, the director of public works or the
city engineer shall have discretion to determine which requirements
shall apply and control the design and construction of the improvements.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972; Ord. 1803 §§ 1, 2, 2004)
Driveways which are to be constructed on streets where there
is no curb or wall in place, or where no such curb is to be constructed
under the same permit, or where the existing pavement of the roadway
of such street does not conform to the official established grade
of such street or where no such official grade has been established
and none proposed to be established prior to the construction of a
driveway, may be constructed of asphaltic or other materials conforming
to the physical conditions existing at the location where such driveway
is to be constructed, but such driveway shall be so constructed that
it will not impede or interfere with the free flow of drainage along
existing gutters or to cause any hazard or interference with vehicular
or pedestrian traffic along the street.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
When a permit is issued for the construction of a temporary
driveway, the owner of the property served by the driveway will be
required at his or her own cost and expense to remove the driveway
and construct a new driveway in accordance with the standards mentioned
in this chapter, whenever curbs or pavements are constructed in accordance
with the official established grade along the street upon which such
driveway is located and when a permit is issued for the construction
of such a driveway, the words: "Temporary Permit" shall be written
on top of the permit.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
Whenever a person desires a driveway constructed over and across
a sidewalk upon any street or highway in the city which is now improved
with curb and sidewalk, or with either of them, or which may hereafter
be so improved, he or she shall construct or have constructed a driveway
from the outer edge of the sidewalk line to the gutter line of such
street or highway, and shall also protect such sidewalk along the
property line in such a manner as may be required by the director
of public works. If he or she neglects, fails or refuses to construct
or have such driveway constructed, he or she shall not be allowed
to use such space as a driveway.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
It is unlawful for any person or for the agent of any person
having a contract for the improvement of any public street or highway
of the city with curbs to leave any driveway opening in the curb at
the request of any person, unless such person shall authorize such
contractor to construct a driveway from the outer line of such sidewalk
now in place or to the property line if no such sidewalk is now in
place or is to be constructed to the gutter line of such street or
highway, or such person shall have either constructed such work him
or herself or have such work constructed by some other person, and
if such work is not completed before such contractor shall set the
forms for the curb along such portion of the street or highway, then
the contractor shall not leave any space for a driveway in the curb.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
It shall be the duty of every person making any excavation in
any of the highways of the city to replace the earth excavated to
the original surface of such highway with well-flooded and tamped
earth so that the same, when it has become settled, will remain at
the same level as the surface adjacent thereto.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
Whenever the director of public works has rejected any of the
work specified in this chapter, and the person to whom the permit
therefor was issued refuses to do such work over again and bring such
work within the provisions of this chapter or other ordinances governing
the same within thirty days after notice to do so from the director
of public works, the director of public works shall report such fact
in writing to the city council, whose duty shall be to order the city
engineer to employ the necessary labor and purchase the necessary
materials to perform such work in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter and other ordinances of the city, and the cost thereof
together with a reasonable attorney fee to be fixed by the court shall
be recoverable by the city in any action brought therefor by the city
in any court having jurisdiction of such action.
(Ord. 1163 § 3, 1972)
