Monrovia Municipal Code Ch. 12.04 Street Improvements

It shall be unlawful for any person, as principal or agent, to make any improvement in any of the streets of the city, by or under private contract, unless permission from the City Engineer therefor is first secured and unless the deposit provided for in this chapter is made. The term IMPROVEMENT, as used in this chapter, shall be deemed and is hereby declared to include the grading or regrading, the macadamizing or re-macadamizing, the graveling or re-graveling, the oiling or re-oiling, and the paving or repaving of any street, or the construction or reconstruction in any street or sidewalks, crosswalks, driveways, curbs or gutters.

(`83 Code, § 12.04.010)

(A) Any permission granted by the City Engineer for the making of any such improvement, by or under private contract, shall be deemed to have been granted subject to the terms of this chapter, and the permit therefor shall not be transferable. Before any such permission becomes effective for any purpose, there shall be paid all fees as determined by the City Council. Such improvement shall be made under the direction and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. All work shall, during its progress and on its completion, conform to the lines and levels which may from time to time be given by the City Engineer.

(B) The City Engineer shall be given at least 24 hours' notice in writing of the time of commencement of the work of making any improvement, permission for which is granted under this chapter, in order that he or she may procure and assign an inspector to inspect the same; and in the case the services of the City Engineer are required for laying out any portion of the work, 24 hours' notice shall be given the City Engineer of the time when such services shall be required; and such work shall not be commenced until after such notice has been given and the necessary engineering work completed.

(`83 Code, § 12.04.020)

(A) It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to cause to be kept a just and true account of all expenses incurred by his or her department in connection with such improvements.

(B) It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to cause such improvements made by or under private contract to be duly inspected and supervised during the progress of the work thereupon and to cause to be kept a just and true account of the cost of inspection and supervision of such improvements, and otherwise to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(`83 Code, § 12.04.030)