[Adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 30, Secs.
30-7 through 30-9, of the 1972 Code]
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.
[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]
[Amended 4-6-2010 by Ord. No. 8005]
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.
