City of El Reno, OK Article VI Streets

[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 30, Secs. 30-7 through 30-9, of the 1972 Code]

§ 264-8 Portable approaches for driving over curb.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, maintain or use any approach placed on the pavement or on the pavement and curbing for the purpose of driving automobiles or other vehicles off from or onto the pavement and over the curb within the City, whether such approach is made of wood or other material, unless the person using such approach shall, immediately after using same, remove it entirely from the pavement and parking. Any person using any such approach will be held liable for any damages or injuries sustained by any person by reason of the use of any such approach or the abandonment of same upon the pavement or parking.

B. Each 24 hours in which any person places, maintains or uses any such approach contrary to the provisions set forth in this section shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

§ 264-9 Removal of curbing and construction and maintenance of sidewalk or driveway.

[Amended 12-3-1996 by Ord. No. 2822]

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove street curbing within the City, or to construct a sidewalk, or to construct and maintain a driveway from the curbing or roadway or the public right-of-way and onto private property, without first having obtained written permission from the City Manager or his/her designee.

B. The City Manager or his/her designee shall develop written standards and place them on file with the City Clerk, Public Works Director and Director of Community Development for use in considering and approving requests for constructing sidewalks and driveways. The standards shall set forth materials/specifications, construction design and location specifications.

C. The removal of the curbing and the construction and maintenance of driveway or sidewalk shall be without cost to the City, and the expense thereof shall be paid by the owner of the property served.

D. A nonrefundable permit application fee for each driveway and sidewalk shall be paid by the applicant at the time of an application. Said fee shall be set by City Council via resolution.

[Amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. 8005]

§ 264-10 Street cut permits.

[Amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. 8005]

A. Each application for a curb cut, boring or paving cut shall include the following:

(1) Three copies of construction documents clearly indicating the location, dimensions and type of work being proposed.

(2) Nonrefundable application and permit fees established by City Council via resolution.

B. Upon review of construction documents and a field inspection, the City Manager or his designee may issue a permit for the described work, provided the following parameters are met:

(1) All work conforms to applicable standards and regulations.

(2) The City has received the nonrefundable permit fee established by City Council via resolution.

(3) Bond.

(a) The person applying for the permit has filed an acceptable surety bond with the City Clerk's office in the following amount(s):

[1] A surety bond of $100,000 or equivalent liability insurance policy naming the City of El Reno as insured must be filed and approved before cutting or boring all paved section line roads as well as Sunset Drive, South Rock Island Avenue and South Mustang Field Road.

[2] A surety bond of $50,000 or equivalent liability insurance policy naming the City of El Reno as insured must be filed and approved before cutting or boring all other roads.

(b) Bonds must be executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Oklahoma.

(c) The conditions of the bond shall provide that the principal shall pay promptly all charges or fees levied by ordinance and, further, that the principal will properly maintain for a period of two years the backfill of any trenches excavated by the principal across or along any street in the City. The bond shall be further conditioned that, if the principal shall fail to correct any and all settling of cuts in a manner satisfactory to the City Manager, then he shall have the settlement corrected in a proper manner at the expense of the principal. The expenses shall be computed by the City Manager based on an Oklahoma licensed engineer's estimate or actual cost if emergency repairs were necessary. The bond shall be further conditioned that the principal shall indemnify and save the City harmless from any and all loss, costs, damage, expense, action or cause of action or liability of any kind, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which the City may suffer or be required to pay or which may accrue against it or be recovered from the City by reason of loss, damage or injury incurred by any person by reason of any cutting, altering or excavating on any street in the City by the principal, his agents, servants or employees, or by reason of the neglect, failure or refusal of the principal, his agents, servants or employees to erect, place and maintain proper safety devices, crossing signals or barricades about such work during the process of constructing or repair.

(d) The provisions of Subsection B(3)(a) shall not apply to utility companies operating under franchise or under congressional grant in the City; provided, however, that if the work is sublet to a contractor, either the contractor will be required to furnish the bond or the utility company shall provide the bond.

(4) Underground utility line locates and all traffic control shall be the responsibility of the permit holder.

(5) Permits shall only be valid for a period of 30 days after issuance.