Garden Grove Municipal Code Ch. 11.08 Building Materials in Streets

No person shall deposit or maintain in or upon any street, any building material of any kind, any debris from any building or building excavation, or any other kind of material or equipment used or intended for use in connection with any building or other work upon adjacent private property without first making and filing a written application with the City and receiving a permit therefrom to do so.

(Prior code § 7120.1(a); 1465 § 10, 1975; 2804 § 2, 2011)

The application for the permit referred to in Section 11.08.010 shall contain:

A. The name, residence, and business address of the applicant.

B. The name, location, and area of street for which a permit is desired.

(Prior code § 7120.1(c); 2804 § 2, 2011)

There are no exceptions, and sections of the Building Code that refer to temporary use of streets and alleys for the work under a building permit are superseded by this section.

(Prior code § 7120.1(d); 2804 § 2, 2011)

A. Every permit granted under Sections 11.08.010 through 11.08.040 shall be granted upon the condition that the person to whom the permit was granted shall conform in every respect to the provisions of this chapter.

B. The City may revoke any permit granted under Sections 11.08.010 through 11.08.040 for the violation of any section of this chapter.

C. No person shall continue to perform any work under any permit after the permit has been revoked by the City.

(Prior code § 7120.2; 2804 § 2, 2011)

A. No person shall fail to remove any building material of any kind whatsoever, or any debris deposited or maintained on any street, within five days after the completion of the construction, alteration, repair, or demolition of any building in front of which such material or debris is deposited or maintained, nor fail to leave the street in as good a condition as the same was prior to the depositing of such material or debris therein.

B. The City shall proceed to do such work or have the same done upon failure of any person charged to do so under this section, and the City shall bill the permittee for the actual costs for any such work.

(Prior code § 7120.3; 1465 § 13, 1975; 2804 § 2, 2011)

No person shall maintain any building material of any kind whatsoever, or any debris on any street, without placing a reflectorized barricade at each end of each pile of such material or debris during the whole of each night from one hour after sunset until one hour before sunrise.

(Prior code § 7120.4; 2804 § 2, 2011)

No person shall deposit or maintain any building material of any kind whatsoever, or any debris from any building or excavation, in or upon any street:

A. Within 25 feet of any fire hydrant.

B. Within 11 feet of the nearest rail of any railroad track on such street.

C. Where no railroad track exists, not more than 10 feet from such curb on the opposite side of the street.

D. In any manner as to prevent the passage of any vehicle.

E. In any manner as to obstruct the gutter space of the street.

F. Except upon the same side of the street and immediately in front of the building in actual course of construction, alteration, repair, or demolition.

(Prior code § 7120.5; 2804 § 2, 2011)

No person shall mix, make, place, or pile any mortar, plaster, or lime, or any similar substance or mixture upon any surface of any paved street, or cause the same to remain at any place in such a manner that the same will fall or leak upon the surface of any street.

(Prior code § 7120.6; 2804 § 2, 2011)

No person shall fail to keep the permit granted for maintaining building material or debris at all times at the place where such work is being done; nor fail, upon demand therefor, to exhibit such permit to any staff member or inspector of the City, or any public officer.

(Prior code § 7120.7; 2804 § 2, 2011)

No person shall store or keep upon any street any material or debris taken from any excavation or building, or fail to remove the same from day to day as it is produced or to wet any dry debris or rubbish, so as to prevent the same from being blown by the wind, whether in the course of removal from any building or excavation, or on any street.

(Prior code § 7120.8; 2804 § 2, 2011)

A. Every permit granted by the City under Sections 11.08.010 through 11.08.040 shall become and be void within 60 days from the date issued.

B. The City may extend the time of the permit for a period not to exceed 60 days.

C. None of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to work performed under an excavation permit.

(Prior code § 7120.9; 2804 § 2, 2011)