Redondo Beach Municipal Code Ch. 22 Construction Site Maintenance

Note: Chapter 22 entitled "Construction or Repairing of Buildings" consisting of Section 4-22.01, codified from Ordinance No. 2085, as amended by Ordinance No. 2096, effective May 9, 1973, Urgency Ordinance No. 2400, effective August 13, 1984, Urgency Ordinance No. 2499, effective June 7, 1988 and Ordinance No. 2503 c.s., effective July 21, 1988, repealed by Ordinance 2535 c.s., effective April 13, 1989.

For purposes of this chapter, a construction site is defined as any site for which a building or demolition permit has been issued, except any single-family residence undergoing remodeling and which is inhabited during remodeling.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Every holder of a building permit or demolition permit shall completely enclose by fencing the construction site which is the subject of the permit prior to the start of demolition or construction, provided, however, the Chief Building Officer or his designee may waive this requirement whenever the terrain, size of the lot, location of neighboring lots, scope of construction or demolition or one or more other factors make it infeasible or unnecessary to completely enclose the construction site by fencing. Any waiver of this provision shall be in writing.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Every holder of a building permit or demolition permit shall be required to prevent the storage of construction materials on the public right-of-way unless the written permission of the City Engineer or his designee is obtained. Such permission shall be granted only if no other feasible alternative exists to the use of the public right-of-way and upon such conditions as the City Engineer or his designee may prescribe to eliminate or reduce any adverse impacts from the storage of construction materials on the public right-of-way.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Every holder of a building permit or demolition permit shall provide for the removal of all litter on the construction site which is the subject of the permit at the close of each day on which there is construction activity. As used in this section, "litter" shall include, but not be limited to, all waste matter ordinarily carried on or about the person, including beverage containers and closures, packaging, wrappers, wastepaper, newspapers, and magazines; discarded tar paper, insulation wrappers, cement bags, nails, nail boxes and any construction material container or wrapper.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

The Chief Building Officer or his designee shall have the authority to require trash bins or trash receptacles to be placed and maintained on construction sites as necessary.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Every holder of a building permit or demolition permit shall provide unobstructed access to all portable toilets, temporary power poles and the building under construction. For purposes of this section "unobstructed access" shall mean access unimpeded by debris, construction equipment or materials.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Every holder of a building permit or demolition permit shall maintain all public ways, streets and sidewalks free from construction material, equipment, and construction debris.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Whenever, during the course of construction or demolition, any sidewalk is removed or damaged, the holder of the building permit or the demolition permit for the subject construction or demolition shall provide a replacement walkway and any barricades necessary, as determined by the City Engineer or his designee, to protect pedestrians from vehicular traffic.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Every holder of a building permit or a demolition permit for construction or demolition shall prevent all construction equipment, machinery, trailers and sheds from blocking any driveway, sidewalk or alley or any means of ingress or egress from or to any public or private property.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Every holder of any building permit or demolition permit shall prevent the placement of any portable toilets in the public right-of-way unless the written permission of the City Engineer or designee has been obtained. Such permission shall be granted only when the terrain, size of the lot, scope of construction or demolition or one or more other factors make it infeasible to place said portable toilets on the construction site.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Every holder of a Community Development Department permit including any single-family residence undergoing remodeling and which is inhabited during remodeling shall post a highly visible, yellow, eleven (11″) inch by seventeen (17″) inch sign posted conspicuously at the work site on a street facing window, garage, front door or construction fence. Lamination for waterproofing will be required if the sign is posted in a position that exposes the sign to inclement weather. The sign will contain the job address, a description of work, the names of the individual(s) or firm responsible for the construction or demolition, an emergency contact telephone number for the individual(s) or firm responsible for the construction or demolition, the construction or demolition start date, the Community Development and Police Department contact numbers, the legal construction days and hours, the noise, parking and site maintenance requirements, the permit issuance date and permit number.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989, as amended by § 2, Ord. 2996 c.s., eff. January 19, 2007, and § 1, Ord. 3108 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)

Every holder of a building permit or a sandblasting permit shall protect through the erection of plastic cloth or other barrier approved in writing by the Chief Building Officer or designee, contiguous properties from over spray, dust or other materials that may damage those properties or objects on those properties during sandblasting, painting or stucco application.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

Whenever any activity on any construction site requires vehicular traffic on any street under the jurisdiction of the City to be interrupted, halted, or re-routed no such vehicular traffic shall be interrupted, halted, or re-routed unless the holder of the permit for the construction or demolition on said site obtains the written permission of the City Engineer or designee. Said permission shall be granted whenever the terrain, size of the lot, location of neighboring lots, scope of construction or demolition or one or more other factors make it necessary to temporarily interrupt, halt or re-route vehicular traffic adjacent to the construction site. The City Engineer or designee may require the presence of flaggers to direct traffic, appropriate warning or directional signs and other measures necessary to provide safe traffic flow.

(§ 1, Ord. 2536 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989)

The contractor or owner is required to send a notification letter to all the apartment units, condominiums, or house addresses located on the 10 adjacent properties to the construction. This notification letter is required to be mailed by return receipt requested, with the original return receipt requested receipts submitted to the Community Development and Safety Department 14 days prior to the commencing of demolition or construction. The notification letter will include the following information: the name and address of contractor and owner, the contact telephone number for contractor and owner, the job address, a description of work, and the approximate construction start date. This notification letter would apply only to building permits with a valuation listed at Fifty Thousand and no/100ths ($50,000.00) Dollars or more, and to all demolition permits. The Community Development and Safety Department will provide a list of all the apartment units, condominiums, or house addresses located on the 10 adjacent properties the contractor/owner is required to notify. The contractor/owner is required to notify the five adjacent properties surrounding the construction site, as well as the three properties directly across the street, and two further properties, notified from an optional four properties, with frontage on the same street as the permitted construction. In the case of a property located on a street corner, the contractor/owner is required to notify the three adjacent properties surrounding the construction site, as well as the five properties located across the two intersecting streets, and the two remaining properties (notified from an optional four properties) with frontage on the same street as the permitted construction. For construction sites not meeting either condition listed above, the Community Development Department will assign the 10 required properties to be notified.

(§ 1, Ord. 2996 c.s., eff. January 19, 2007, as amended by § 1, Ord. 3108 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)