Piedmont Municipal Code Art. II Construction of Sidewalks

CURBS, GUTTERS, DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING AREAS BY PRIVATE CONTRACT6

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or cause to be constructed in the City, by private contract, (other than a contract let by the City or permitted by resolution of the City Council) any concrete sidewalk, concrete driveway, curb or gutter or any other concrete or related construction whatsoever in the street area, without first obtaining from the superintendent of streets a permit, in writing, so to do. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of streets to cause an inspection to be made of such concrete sidewalks, driveways, curb or gutter or curb cut, or any concrete or other construction in the street area, to ascertain whether such work has been done in accordance with the provisions of this article, and the permit issued therefor, or in accordance with plans and specifications then on file in the office of the superintendent of streets. The superintendent of streets shall charge an inspection fee therefor based upon charges listed in Table 3-A as set forth in Section 5.2 of this Code. (Ord. 205 N.S., 01/1959; Ord. 390 N.S., 08/1979)

Right-of-Way Bond. Any contractor, person or entity desiring to perform any work within the street right-of-way, including the sidewalk and parking strip, must secure a street right-

5 As to cutting, mutilating, etc., trees, see §12.12 of this Code. As to trees obstructing sewers, see §12.13. 6 As to excavations generally, see §7.1 to 7.16 of this Code. As to permit to dig or remove portions of streets or sidewalks, see §18.1.

Streets & Sidewalks of-way bond, covering labor and materials and faithful performance, from the City to ensure that the City sidewalk, curb, gutter and/or street are returned to the condition required by the City.

Failure of Improvements. Should such work break, disintegrate or otherwise fail to comply with the provisions of this Chapter 18 or other provisions of the City Code, the Director of Public Works of the City shall notify the contractor, person or entity making the deposit of such break, disintegration or failure and set forth the location and amount of work to be repaired. Such contractor, person or entity shall, within ten working days from the date of the notice, make such needed repairs. If such repairs are not made within the designated time, such repairs may be made by the Superintendent of Streets and the cost of such repair shall be paid for from the deposit on hand with the City, demand being made for such costs by the Director of Public Works.

Sidewalk Bond. Before issuance of a permit involving the removal and replacement of any City sidewalk, the contractor, person or entity desiring such permit shall first secure a street right-of-way bond from the City in an amount to be set from time to time by Council resolution. The bond may be either in the form of a cash deposit or of a surety company bond in a form and with a bonding company acceptable to the Director of Public Works in the appropriate amount, or of an interest bearing deposit in the appropriate amount, which deposit would be assigned to the City in a form and with a depository acceptable to the Director of Public Works. The bond shall be retained by the City for a minimum of thirty (30) days following acceptance of the work by the City at its discretion for up to one year following acceptance of the work by the City.

Street, Curb or Gutter Bond. Before the issuance of a permit involving the removal of the street and/or the curb and/or gutter, the individual and/or contractor desiring such permit shall first secure a street right-of-way bond from the City in an amount to be set from time to time by Council resolution. The bond may be in the form of either a cash deposit or of a surety company bond in a form and with a bonding company acceptable to the Director of Public Works in the appropriate amount, or of an interest bearing deposit in the appropriate amount, which deposit would be assigned to the City in a form and with a depository acceptable to the Director of Public Works. The bond shall be retained by the City for a minimum of one year following the acceptance of the work by the City, and may be retained by the City at its discretion for up to two years following acceptance of the work by the City.

Increase of Bond. At the discretion of the Director of Public Works, the minimum amount of bond or cash deposit set from time to time by City Council Resolution may be increased up to but not exceeding the maximum amount that shall also be set by City Council Resolution. (Ord. 205 N.S., 01/1959; Ord. 390 N.S., 08/1979; Ord. 407 N.S., 08/1980; Ord. 447 N.S., 07/1983; Ord. 504 N.S., 09/1988)

If work is not commenced within ten days after such notice is given as provided in the preceding section and diligently and without interruption prosecuted to completion, the superintendent of streets shall proceed to cause such work to be done in the manner prescribed by the City Council. (Ord. 105 N.S., 08/1942)

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