Adelanto Municipal Code Ch. 13.30 Construction Permits

The provisions of this Chapter apply to applications for the granting and control of permits for the laying, constructing, reconstructing or repairing of curbs, sidewalks, gutters, driveways, street surfaces, retaining walls, water and sewer facilities, storm drains, culverts or other appurtenant street structures in any highway.

An applicant for a construction permit shall complete and file with the City Engineer an application in duplicate, conforming with the provisions of Section 13.25.070 which shall contain, in addition thereto, the following:

A. The location, nature and extent of the work to be performed;

B. The materials to be used;

C. The proposed date and time of day when said work will be commenced;

D. The proposed date and time of day when said work will be completed;

E. Such other information as the City Engineer may require.

A. An applicant for a permit to construct any work shall pay the appropriate fee or deposit in an amount estimated by the City Engineer to be equal to twice the actual cost of all necessary engineering and inspection costs.

B. If the cost of the engineering inspection exceeds the amount of the deposit, the permittee shall pay the deficiency to the City Engineer. If the applicant fails to pay said deficiency within fifteen (15) days, the City Engineer may recover such sum in any court of competent jurisdiction. Until such amount is paid, further permits shall not be issued.

The permittee shall install barriers, barricades and warning devices in conformance with the standards set forth in the state of California Traffic Manual for any excavation or construction that may affect the public or City’s rights-of-way or easements.

If the City Engineer, by survey or by inspection or by both, ascertains that the work contemplated by this Chapter has been completed according to the requirements of the permit issued therefor, and of all of the provisions of this Chapter, he shall issue, if requested so to do by the permittee, a certificate of acceptance which shall contain a statement of the location, nature and extent of the work performed under the permit.

A permittee, upon completion of any work for which a permit under this Chapter has been issued, shall remove all material and debris:

A. Where new work is covered with earth, in accordance with the terms of the specifications attached to the permit;

B. In all other cases within three (3) days.

If a permittee unnecessarily damages the road, creates a hazard or otherwise endangers the traveling public, or the road, or fails to complete the work within the prescribed time, or authorized extension thereof, the City Engineer may take corrective action. The cost of such correction work shall be charged against the permittee.