Delano Municipal Code Ch. 12.12 Excavations

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State Law reference— For statutory provisions regarding abandoned excavations, see Gov. Code §50230 et seq.

It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation to make, or cause to be made, any excavation or to do or cause to have done any work of any kind, for any purpose whatsoever, upon any public street, road, land, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, driveway or any public place within the city, without having first obtained a permit therefor from the city engineer.

(Ord. 224 §5, 1946).

As a condition of obtaining a permit required in Section 12.12.010, it will be required of the grantee to backfill the excavation in eight inch layers, moistened to compact to a relative compaction of ninety-five percent mechanical, pneumatic or hand tamping. No flooding or jetting to be allowed. Surfacing to be replaced with pavement of a thickness and type of existing pavement, but in no case will less than four inches of oil sand be allowed.

(Ord. 306 §1, 1956: Ord. 224 §5.1, 1946).

Any person, firm or corporation who obtains a permit under this chapter for, and any person, firm or corporation doing any work on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, sewer, curb, gutter, driveway, or other public place, shall construct and complete the work in accordance with the resolution of the council entitled: "Resolution Establishing Detail, Size, Shape, Dimensions, et cetra, of Street Improvements." This requirement shall be a condition of any permit under this chapter. The council is authorized to provide the requirements by resolution, providing that three copies of the standards shall be on file with the city clerk for public inspection at all business hours.

(Ord. 344 §3, 1958: Ord. 224 §5.2, 1946).

Where permit is granted and inspection deemed necessary by the city engineer the applicant shall pay inspection fees as follows:

For every one hundred square feet of surface excavation or fraction thereof .....$1.00;

Construction of driveway .....1.00;

Construction of curb and/or gutter twenty-five lineal feet or fraction thereof .....1.00;

Each additional one hundred feet or fraction thereof .....1.00;

Construction of sidewalk - one hundred square feet or fraction thereof .....1.00;

Each additional four hundred square feet or fraction thereof .....1.00;

Minimum inspection fee .....1.00.

Whenever any of the above work is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining a permit so to do, the above specified fees shall be doubled and all inspections made necessary by faulty or illegal work shall be paid for at the rate of one dollar for each additional inspection.

(Ord. 224 §6, 1946).

No person, firm or association, partnership or corporation shall do any blasting or use explosives of any kind for any purpose within the city limits without first obtaining a permit so to do from the city manager. Application for permits shall be in writing and shall designate the exact location where the contemplated work is to be done, and if the permit is granted it shall be conditioned upon the applicant furnishing surety bond to the city in the amount of not less than ten thousand dollars.

The permit holder shall inform the city engineer at least two hours in advance and of the exact time that any explosion or blast is to occur so that he can arrange for a representative to be present.

(Ord. 224 §18, 1946).

Any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or who causes, permits or suffers the same to be done is guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person, firm, association, partnership or corporation is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted and upon conviction of any such violation, such person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1.16.

(Ord. 224 §21, 1946).