Point Arena Municipal Code Ch. 12.10 Encroachment

This chapter shall be known as the "Point Arena Encroachment Ordinance."

(Ord. 93, 1978.)

(1) No person shall construct new road or driveway approaches to any city street or install any culvert or pipe within the right-of-way of any city street, without first securing a permit for that purpose from the street commissioner of the city of Point Arena. Where the construction of any road or driveway approach will obstruct the normal drainage of any city street, culverts or drain pipes shall be installed under the approach.

(2) The cost of the culvert or drain pipe and the installation thereof shall be borne by the person or persons making the application, but the installation will be done under the supervision of the street commissioner.

(3) The size and location of any culvert or drain pipe shall be determined by the street commissioner.

(4) The penalties for violation of this chapter are the same as provided in Chapter 6, Division 2 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(Ord. 93, 1978.)

All work projects conducted under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to inspection by the street commissioner, or any other person duly authorized by the city council. The cost for said inspection shall be chargeable to the permittee who is authorized to encroach upon city streets. Said permittee shall post a faithful performance bond in an amount recommended by the street commissioner as approved by the city council, which shall be effective from the time of the issuance of the permit of encroachment, until one calendar year after the date of the filing of the notice of completion for said work project.

(Ord. 93, 1978.)