Pacifica Municipal Code Art. 1 Permits

No person shall occupy, open, tear up, break out, or excavate in any roadway, street, thoroughfare, sidewalk, parking strip, or public easement for the purpose of the installation, maintenance, or repair of underground facilities, or for any other purpose, without having obtained a permit therefor as required by the provisions of this article. The provisions of this article shall include the installation and maintenance of publication vending machines for which a permit shall be obtained pursuant to administrative policies adopted by the Council. The provisions of this article shall also apply to new aboveground wiring systems installed on poles within the right-of-way.

(§ 2, Ord. 230, as amended by § 2, Ord. 397-C.S., eff. April 11, 1984, and § 2, Ord. 627-C.S., eff. May 10, 1995)

(a) Form. Applications for the permits required by the provisions of this article shall be made in writing to the Director of Community Development and Services, or his designated representative, on forms furnished by him. The application shall contain such information as the Director of Community Development and Services may require.

(b) Accompanying data. Plans showing the work to be done, location, limits of work, location of pavement, and replacement types, together with such further information as the Community and Economic Development Director may require, shall be furnished by the applicant when requested by the Community and Economic Development Director or his designated representative.

(§ 3, Ord. 230, as amended by § 3, Ord. 397-C.S., eff. April 11, 1984, and § 3, Ord. 627-C.S., eff. May 10, 1995)

If an emergency street cut, opening, or excavation is made, the application for a permit for such work shall be made on the next working day.

(§ 3, Ord. 230)

If a street occupation, cut, opening, or excavation is to be made in a State highway, the application requirements of the Division of Highways of the Department of Public Works of the State shall be fulfilled.

(§ 3, Ord. 230, as amended by § 2, Ord. 397-C.S., eff. April 11, 1984)

Fees for all permits shall be paid by the permittee as established by Administrative Policy of the City Council.

(§ 3, Ord. 230; repealed by § 5, Ord. 319-C.S., eff. February 10, 1982; amended by § 4, Ord. 627-C.S., eff. May 10, 1995)

In lieu of individual application fees, franchised public utilities may pay an annual application fee for the permits required by the provisions of this article.

(§ 3, Ord. 230, as amended by § 6, Ord. 319-C.S., eff. February 10, 1982)

(§§ 17 and 19, Ord. 230; repealed by § 5, Ord. 319-C.S., eff. February 10, 1982)

The permits required by the provisions of this article shall be secured at least two (2) working days before the work is commenced, except in the event of emergencies.

(§ 4, Ord. 230)

The applications required by the provisions of this article, when approved and signed by the Community and Economic Development Director or by his authorized representative, shall constitute the permit.

(§ 4, Ord. 230, as amended by § 3, Ord. 397-C.S., eff. April 11, 1984, and § 5, Ord. 627-C.S., eff. May 10, 1995)

The permits required by the provisions of this article shall not be transferable.

(§ 4, Ord. 230)

The permits required by the provisions of this article shall be void if the work is not completed within the date specified on the permit, unless an extension of time for good cause is granted by the Director of Community Development and Services or his designated representative.

(§ 4, Ord. 230, as amended by § 3, Ord. 397-C.S., eff. April 11, 1984)

Any permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this article may be revoked by the Community and Economic Development Director or his designated representative for noncompliance with any of the provisions of this chapter.

(§ 5, Ord. 230, as amended by § 3, Ord. 397-C.S., eff. April 11, 1984, and § 6, Ord. 627-C.S., eff. May 10, 1995)