Garden Grove Municipal Code Ch. 11.20 Street Lights and Poles

No person shall erect, move, remove, locate, or relocate any pole or anchor in, upon, along, over or under any street or sidewalk without:

A. Obtaining a written permit from the City to do so;

B. Making a deposit with the City of an amount of money sufficient to:

1. Cover the cost of inspection,

2. Restore the street or sidewalk to its original condition, and

3. Cover incidental expenses in connection therewith, as provided in excavation provisions of this title.

(Prior code § 7150.1; 2804 § 2, 2011)

A. The City is empowered to order and cause the removal of any poles and anchors located in, upon, along, over, or under any street or sidewalk whenever the public safety or necessity requires the removal of such poles or anchors.

B. When such public necessity requires the moving or relocating of any pole or anchor, the City, upon notice from the person who has undertaken or is actually engaged in the performance of any public improvement that necessitates the removal or relocation of any pole or anchor, shall notify the person owning, operating, or controlling any such pole or anchor, to move or relocate the pole or anchor, as directed in said notice. Said notice shall state the number and location of the poles or anchors to be moved or relocated.

(Prior code § 7150.2; 2804 § 2, 2011)

No person shall fail, refuse, or neglect to commence to move or relocate any pole or anchor within a reasonable time as may be fixed by the City after the receipt of the notice as provided in Section 11.20.020 and to prosecute the work with due diligence to its completion.

(Prior code § 7150.3; 2804 § 2, 2011)

Every pole erected and maintained pursuant to a permit as provided by Section 11.20.050 shall be set flush with the inner edge of the street curb or at some other point to be approved and designated by the City.

(Prior code § 7150.4; 2804 § 2, 2011)

A. Every excavation made pursuant to a permit issued as provided by Section 11.20.010 shall be refilled as provided in Sections 11.04.320 through 11.04.350.

B. Every such excavation and fill shall be made under the direction and to the satisfaction of the City.

(Prior code § 7150.5; 2804 § 2, 2011)

Nothing in this chapter shall apply when an emergency exists for the preservation of life or property when such necessity arises during such hours as the offices of the City are closed; provided that the person making the excavation shall obtain the necessary permit within four days after the offices of the City are opened on the following day.

(Prior code § 7150.6; 2804 § 2, 2011)