11.90.020 Purpose and applicability.
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This chapter establishes the requirements for obtaining a permit to undertake construction in the public right of way within the City. Unless specifically exempted by this chapter, all construction activities in the right of way require a permit. The chapter is intended to set appropriate technical and practical standards for any construction in the public right of way; to fix standards and procedures for traffic safety and operations during construction; to provide for bonding and indemnification of the City before any work begins in the public right of way; and to ensure that the completed work is inspected after construction.
Construction activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Cutting, opening, excavating, or other development in the right of way, including any street, alley, sidewalk, curb, or other structure thereon; or
Constructing, altering, repairing, or applying any substance to the surface of any street, alley, sidewalk, curb, or driveway; or
Any other development activity in the right of way, including utility work in City-held easements.
When emergency repair activities are necessary to prevent an immediate threat to public health, safety, or welfare, or imminent property damage, and the timeframe is too short to obtain a permit in compliance with this chapter, remedial or preventive actions are exempt from the need to obtain a permit provided that:
The action taken is the minimum necessary to abate the emergency safely; and
The property owner, person, or agency undertaking the action notifies the City immediately, or as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no case more than 24 hours from the time of taking the action, of the emergency condition and the action taken; and
A permit is obtained immediately after notifying the City as stipulated in subsection 2 above. (Ord. M-4026 §11, 2012)