Laguna Hills Municipal Code Art. III Protection during Construction

A. Trenching for installation across any intersecting roadway open to traffic shall be progressive. Not more than one-half of the width of a traveled way shall be disturbed at one time and the remaining width shall be kept open to traffic by bridging or backfilling.

B. More than one-half of the width of a traveled way shall be disturbed at one time only upon the prior authorization by the Director.

(Ord. 2004-1 § 2 (part))

A. Highway Construction. Whenever any public highway, city road, or state highway, within the city shall be hereafter in course of construction or improvement, with cement, asphaltum or any other substance that is soft when first applied, it is unlawful for any person to step, walk, ride or drive upon, that portion of any such public highway, city road or state highway, which is being at the time so improved, until after the same shall become set or hard.

B. Pavement and Markings. No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement, or any pavement under construction, or any freshly painted markings upon any public road or highway when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or markings, or when a sign is in place stating that the street is closed.

(Ord. 2004-1 § 2 (part))

A. Necessity Determined by Director. Whenever it shall be deemed necessary by the Director to restrict the use of, or close any city highway within the city for the protection of the public, for the protection of such city highway from damage during storms or during construction, improvement or maintenance operations thereon, the Director may close or restrict the use of the whole or any part of such city highway deemed necessary to be excluded from public travel.

B. Warning Signs, Lights and Devices Required for Closed Highway or During Construction. While any such city highway or portion thereof is so closed, or while such city highway or portion thereof is in the process of construction or repair or maintenance, the Director, his or her employees, or the contractor under authority of such Director may erect, or cause to be erected, suitable barriers or obstructions thereon, may post or cause to be posted, conspicuous notices to the effect that such city highway, or portion thereof, is closed or directing the traffic, and may place, or cause to be placed, warning lights or devices on such road or highway or portion thereof. All warning signs, lights and devices shall conform to the state traffic manual regulations and be in accordance with the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook (W.A.T.C.H.).

C. Violation—Damage to Barrier, Notices, Warning Signs. When such city highway or portion thereof is closed to the public or is in process of construction, repair or maintenance, as provided in this chapter, any person who willfully breaks down, removes, injures or destroys any such barrier or obstruction, or tears down, removes or destroys any such notices, or extinguishes, removes, injures or destroys any such warning lights or devices so erected, posted or placed by such Director, his or her employees or contractor, or willfully enters upon or drives any vehicle on or over said road or highway, or portion thereof when in the process of construction, repair or maintenance, without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Director, or authorized contractor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 2004-1 § 2 (part))

A. The permittee shall at all times and at the permittee’s own expense preserve and protect from injury an adjoining property by providing proper foundations and taking other measures suitable for the purpose. The permittee shall, at the permittee’s own expense shore up and protect all buildings, walls, fences, or other property likely to be damaged during the progress of the excavation work and shall be responsible for all damage to public or private property or highways resulting from its failure properly to protect and carry out said work. Whenever it may be necessary for the permittee to trench through lawn area, the sod shall be carefully cut and rolled and replaced after ditches have been backfilled as required in this chapter. Any irrigation lines broken or damaged during construction shall be replaced promptly. All construction and maintenance work shall be done in a manner calculated to leave the lawn area clean of earth and debris and in a condition as nearly as possible to that which existed before such work began. The permittee shall not remove, even temporarily, any trees or shrubs which exist in parking strip areas without first obtaining the consent of the Director.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, whenever the Director determines that any work proposed to be performed under any encroachment permit might endanger any adjoining or nearby public or private property, he or she may require, as a condition precedent to the issuance of such permit, that there be provided a cash deposit.

C. At the option of the Director, the permittee shall either (1) repair, in the manner directed by the Director, of any and all damage to public ways, other public property, substructures and utilities, which in the opinion of the Director was wholly or partially caused as the direct or indirect result of any work under such permit, or (2) the payment of the cost of any such repairs, made by the city or owner of any utility, or both.

D. All roadside drainage ditches shall be restored to the original grades and the inlet and outlet ends of all culverts shall be left free and clear.

E. All approaches to private driveways and intersecting highways and streets shall be kept open to traffic at all times.

F. Excess and nonsurfacing materials which adhere to roadway surfacing as a result of construction operations shall be removed by approved methods to the satisfaction of the Director.

(Ord. 2004-1 § 2 (part))