Coachella Municipal Code Ch. 15.40 Construction Site Security

A. The owner, contractor or responsible party constructing a new building, addition, alteration, or demolition to an existing building shall maintain security measures as deemed necessary or as required by the building official to control vandalism, fires, blowing dust, sand or debris.

B. Perimeter security fencing is required along all property lines. Fencing shall be a minimum six feet high with a minimum ninety-four (94) percent blackout heavy-duty plastic screening. The number of access points onto the site shall be minimized, and where feasible, situated in locations that are highly visible from an adjacent street. Vehicle and pedestrian gates and openings shall have gates secured after hours of operation. Locking gates shall be secured with minimum ⅜-inch thick, thirty (30) grade coil chain, or minimum 5/16 -inch cable.

C. The owner, contractor or responsible party constructing a new building, addition, alteration, or demolition to an existing building shall keep the construction site clean by having an adequately sized debris box container placed on the site for the depositing of trash and debris. As used in this section, trash and debris shall include papers, cartons, bottles, cans, garbage, roofing materials, insulation, plaster, concrete, boards and other substance that may be accumulated as a result of construction activities.

D. A trash container shall remain on the construction site until the building inspector has completed the final inspection or has approved the removal of the container. Said container shall be emptied of its contents on a regular schedule or as ordered by the building inspector in order to avoid blowing debris or other public nuisances.

E. Disposal shall be by transportation to a legally established dump site by the city's refuse contractor, or other person authorized by law to remove any container from the location where the person in charge for storage and collection placed the container.

F. Refusal to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor or infraction and is punishable as stipulated in Section 3.48.090 of this code. The non-compliance can be sufficient cause for the revocation of the issued building permit.

(Ord. 988 § 4 (part), 2007)