Duarte Municipal Code Ch. 12.04 Street and Highway Improvement

Except as hereinafter provided, Ordinance No. 3597 of the county of Los Angeles, as amended to November 11, 1968, which ordinance regulates streets and highways and provides for permits for the moving of buildings and the making of excavations in public streets, and the laying, constructing and repairing of curbs and sidewalks, is adopted by reference by the city, as if set forth in full herein.

(Ord. 232 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 31 § 1, 1957)

Three copies of Ordinance No. 3597 of the county of Los Angeles, as amended, are on deposit in the office of the city clerk and shall be, at all times, maintained by the city clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. 232 § 1 (part), 1968)

Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in Ordinance No. 3597, as amended, of the county of Los Angeles, each name or term shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this section, as follows:

(a) "County," "county of Los Angeles" or "unincorporated area" means the city of Duarte;

(b) "Superintendent of streets" means such person as may be appointed to act in such capacity by the city council from time to time by resolution or minute order.

(Ord. 232 § 1 (part), 1968)

Anything in Ordinance 3597 of the county of Los Angeles to the contrary notwithstanding, the superintendent of streets for the city shall have the authority to suspend forthwith any permit or other authorization issued pursuant hereto pending appropriate proceedings as otherwise provided herein whenever, in the opinion of the superintendent of streets, such an action is required for the maintenance of traffic movement or public safety for traffic movement, and to insure that any public street, highway or other right-of-way is open at all times to at least a single lane of traffic; provided, however, that the foregoing power with respect to such single lane of traffic shall not be exercised if there is a city permit expressly authorizing the omission of any such single lane of traffic.

(Ord. 232 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 31 § 2, 1957)