La Palma Municipal Code Div. 4 Installations

(a) A person who installs water mains and appurtenances, including fire services, fire hydrants, and water service connections, shall comply with applicable City standards for the construction of these facilities, shall be licensed by the State of California to do this type of construction work, and possess a current City business license.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to lay or construct any water mains, fire services, fire hydrants, service connections, or appurtenances, in, over, along, across or through any public right-of-way, or attach to the water system of the City, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the City Engineer as provided herein.

(Code 1975, § 25-51; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1)

Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by an issuance fee as established by resolution of the City Council; no part of which shall be returned to the applicant regardless of the action taken on the application. This application fee shall be in addition to an application fee for excavations in the public right-of-way and other required permits.

(Code 1975, § 25-52; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1; Ord. No. 82-8, § 8)

Applications for permits required by this article shall be filed in writing with the City Engineer. The application shall be signed by the applicant and shall state:

(1) The name and address of the applicant.

(2) The location, purpose, extent and nature of the proposed excavation, fill, or obstruction.

(3) The time during which it is estimated that the excavation, fill, or obstruction will exist.

(4) That the applicant agrees to indemnify, defend, and save the City, its authorized agents, officers, representatives, and employees, harmless from and against any and all penalties, liabilities, or annoyances or loss resulting from claims or court action and arising out of any accident, loss, or damage to persons or property happening or occurring as a proximate result of any work undertaken under the permit granted pursuant to the application.

(5) That the applicant agrees that if any tank, pipe, conduit, duct, tunnel, or other installation of any nature or kind placed in the excavation, fill, or obstruction for which the permit is issued, shall at any time in the future interfere with the use, repair, improvement, widening, or change of grade of the highway, the applicant or his successors or assigns, within ten days after the receipt of a written notice from the City Engineer to do so, will at his or her own expense either remove such tank, pipe, conduit, duct, tunnel, or other installation, or, subject to the approval of the City Engineer, relocate them to a site which may be designated by the Engineer.

(6) Any additional information which the City Engineer may deem necessary for the proper disposition of the application.

(Code 1975, § 25-53; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1)

(a) The application shall be accompanied by a plat showing the location, dimension, nature of the proposed excavation, obstruction, or fill, and other detail which the City Engineer may require.

(b) Each applicant for permit shall submit to the City Engineer satisfactory proof of the applicant's right to use the highway for the purpose set forth in the application.

(Code 1975, § 25-54; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1)

The City Engineer may require such changes in the application respecting the location, dimensions, character or number of the proposed excavations, fills, or obstructions as in his or her opinion may be necessary for the protections of the highway, the prevention of undue interference with traffic, or to assure the safety of persons using the highway.

(Code 1975, § 25-55; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1)

Applications for permits hereunder shall be filed not less than 48 hours, two regular working days, before the work is proposed to be done.

(Code 1975, § 25-56; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1)

If the applicant for a permit complies in all respects with this article and with all other applicable laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances of the City or of any other public agency and pays the fees and deposits required by this article, the City Engineer shall approve the application and issue the permit.

(Code 1975, § 25-57; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1)

The permit shall be subject to the following conditions:

(1) The permit must be kept at the site of the work and be shown on demand to any authorized representative of the City or any law enforcement officer.

(2) The permit shall authorize work to be performed only as to such portion of the highway over which the City has jurisdiction.

(3) All work shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of this article and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations of the City and any other public agency and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

(4) The permit shall be nontransferable.

(5) The City Engineer may cancel the permit unless the work authorized therein is commenced within 60 days of the issuance of the permit and thereafter, in the opinion of the City Engineer, is diligently prosecuted to completion. Cancellation may be effected by giving written notice thereof by sending such notice to the applicant by ordinary mail to the address shown on the application.

(6) The City Engineer may, either at the time of the issuance of the permit or at any time thereafter until the completion of the work, prescribe such additional conditions as he or she may deem reasonably necessary for the protection of the highway or for the prevention of undue interference with traffic or to ensure the safety of persons using the highway.

(Code 1975, § 25-58; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1)

(a) A separate permit and issuance fee shall be required for installing a water main and other appurtenances not specifically outlined below.

(b) A separate permit and issuance fee shall be required for fire hydrant or private fire service.

(c) A separate permit and issuance shall be required for installing water service connections.

(d) These permits and issuance fees are in addition to permits and fees required for excavating in the public right-of-way and the payment breakage deposit required therein.

(e) In the event the requested service line and meter is less than three inches, no permit is required if the City installs the service line and meter as outlined in section 42-69. If the contractor desires to do the work, then applicable requirements as outlined herein shall apply. If the meter size and service line is three inches or greater, then the permit and issuance fee is required and the work shall be done in accordance with applicable sections herein.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no permit or fee shall be required for work done pursuant to subdivision improvement agreements.

(Code 1975, § 25-59; Ord. No. 78-17, § 1)