Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 2.300 Public Works Department

There is created a functional unit of city government known as the public works department, under the general administration of the city manager, which shall be under the direction and control of the director of public works.

(Ord. 6910 § 1 (part), 2002)

The department shall:

A. Construct and maintain all public streets, street lights, storm drains, sewers, traffic signals, alleys, rights-of-way, and facilities; construct park improvements; control the temporary occupation or use thereof; and inspect work not performed by the city;

B. Perform all civil engineering, excluding traffic and transportation engineering, for the city as directed by the city manager;

C. Manage the city's solid waste collection operation and administer solid waste disposal and recycling strategies;

D. Perform all duties imposed on the city engineer by the assessment acts and procedures of the state or of the city;

E. Prepare or review and approve all legal descriptions involving transactions related to the city's acquisition or disposal of interests in land, or related to zone changes, and subdivision approvals;

F. Plant, maintain and remove trees and shrubs within all public street rights-of-way, and such other landscaping as the city shall place in city median strips, public squares and similar public areas; and

G. Perform all duties of the city engineer, and such other related duties as shall be required by law, ordinance or the city manager.

(Ord. 6910 § 1 (part), 2002)

(Ord. No. 7364, § 7, 5-18-2020)

Whenever a statute, rule or regulation, or any city ordinance, resolution or motion imposes a duty upon the "director of parks," or the "city engineer," or similar designation, the duty shall be performed by the director of public works, unless exceptions are contained in this chapter.

(Ord. 6910 § 1 (part), 2002)