Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code Part 4 Requirements and Standards

Every permittee holding an excavation permit shall take appropriate measures to assure that during the performance of the excavation work, traffic conditions as near normal as practicable shall be maintained at all times so as to cause as little inconvenience as possible to the occupants of the abutting property and to the general public; provided, that the Director of Public Works may permit the closing of streets and alleys to all traffic for a period of time prescribed by him if, in his opinion, it is necessary, and may require the permittee to submit a traffic detour plan for approval prior to starting work. The written approval of the Director of Public Works may require that the permittee give notification to various public agencies and to the general public. In such case, such written approval shall not be valid until such notice is given.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-39)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) Each permittee holding an excavation permit shall conduct and carry out excavation work in such manner as to avoid unnecessary inconvenience and annoyance to the general public and occupants of neighboring property. The permittee shall take appropriate measures to reduce, to the fullest extent practicable in the performance of the work, noise, dust and unsightly debris and between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall not, except with the express written permission of the Director of Public Works or in case of an emergency as otherwise provided in this subchapter, use any tool, appliance or equipment producing noise of sufficient volume to disturb the sleep or repose of occupants of the neighboring property.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-40)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) Excavation work shall be performed and conducted so as not to interfere with access to fire hydrants, fire stations, fire escapes, water gates or valves, underground vaults, valve housing structures and all other vital equipment as designated by the Director of Public Works.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-41)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) The permittee holding an excavation permit shall maintain safe crossings for two lanes of traffic at all street intersections and safe crossings for pedestrians at intervals of not more than 300 feet. If any excavation is made across any public street, not more than 1/2 of the width of the traveled way shall be disturbed at one time and the remaining width shall be kept open by bridging or backfilling. If the street is not wide enough to hold the excavated material without using part of the adjacent sidewalk, a passageway at least 1/2 of the sidewalk width, or wheelchair width, whichever is greater, shall be maintained along such sidewalk line.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-42)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) The permittee holds an excavation permit shall not interfere with any existing utility without the written consent of the Director of Public Works and the owner of the utility. If it becomes necessary to relocate an existing utility, this shall be done by its owner. No utility owned by the city shall be moved to accommodate the permittee unless the cost of such work is borne by the permittee. The cost of moving privately owned utilities shall be similarly borne by the permittee unless other arrangements have been made with the person owning the utility. The permittee shall support and protect, by timbers or otherwise, all pipes, conduits, poles, wires and other apparatus which may be in any way affected by the excavation work and do everything necessary to support, sustain and protect them under, over, along or across such work. The permittee shall be responsible for any damage done to any public or private property by reason of the breaking of water pipes, sewers, gas pipes, electric conduits or other utilities and shall be liable therefor. The permittee shall inform himself as to the existence and location of all underground utilities and protect the same against danger.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-43)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) The permittee holding an excavation permit shall, at all times and at his own expense, preserve and protect from injury any adjoining property by providing proper foundations and taking other measures suitable for the purpose. Where, in the protection of such property, it is necessary to enter upon private property for the purpose of taking appropriate protecting measures, the permittee shall obtain a license from the owner of such private property for such purpose.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-44)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) The permittee holding an excavation permit shall at his own expense, shore up and protect all buildings, walls, fences or other property likely to be damaged during the progress of the excavation work and shall be responsible for all damage to public or private property or highways resulting from his failure to properly protect and carry out such work.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-45)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) Whenever it may be necessary to make excavations in a parkway area which has been planted, it shall be the responsibility of the permittee to replace plants, shrubs and sod in a neat and workmanlike manner leaving the area clean of earth and debris and in a condition as nearly as possible to that which existed before such work began; provided, that the permittee shall not remove even temporarily, any trees or shrubs which exist in a parkway area without first obtaining the consent of the Director of Public Works.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-46)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) The permittee holding an excavation permit shall maintain all gutters free and unobstructed for the full depth of the adjacent curb and for at least one foot in width from the face of such curb at the gutter line. Whenever a gutter crosses an intersecting street, an adequate waterway shall be provided and at all times maintained. The permittee shall make provisions to take care of all surplus water, muck, silt or other runoff pumped from excavations or resulting from sluicing or other operations and shall be responsible for any damage resulting from his failure to so provide.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-47)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

Any monument set for the purpose of locating or preserving the lines of any street or property, subdivision or a precise survey reference point or a permanent survey benchmark within the city shall not be removed or disturbed without first obtaining permission in writing from the Director of Public Works to do so. Permission to remove or disturb such monuments, reference points or benchmarks shall only be granted upon condition that the person applying for such permission shall pay all expenses incidental to the proper replacement of the monument by the Director of Public Works.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-48)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) It shall be the duty of every person cutting or making an excavation in or upon any highway to place and maintain such barriers and warning devices necessary for safety in accordance with the requirements of the most recent edition of the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook, prepared by the Southern California Chapter of APWA and published by BNI Publications, Inc.

(B) Warning signs shall be placed far enough back of the construction operation to alert traffic within a public street and cones or other approved devices shall be placed to channel traffic, all in accordance with the requirements of the most recent edition of the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook, prepared by the Southern California Chapter of APWA and published by BNI Publications, Inc.

(C) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, §§ 19-49—19-50)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) The following methods shall be adhered to in breaking through pavement:

(1) All portland cement concrete shall be saw-cut to 1/3 of the thickness of the existing pavement or sidewalks. However, greater depths may be required when circumstances warrant.

(2) Heavy duty pavement breakers may be prohibited by the Director of Public Works when the use endangers existing substructures or other property.

(3) Sections of walk shall be removed to the nearest score line.

(4) Approved cutting of bituminous pavement surface ahead of excavations may be required by the Director of Public Works to confine the pavement damage to the limits of the trench.

(5) Unstable pavement shall be removed over caveouts and overbreaks and the subgrade shall be treated as the main trench.

(6) Pavement edges shall be trimmed to a vertical face and neatly aligned with the center line of the trench.

(7) Cutouts outside of the trench line shall be normal or parallel to the trench line.

(8) Boring or other methods to prevent cutting of new pavement may be required by the Director of Public Works.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-51)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) All trench and tunnel excavations and construction shall conform with the safety requirements for shoring, bracing and ladders in trenches in accordance with "Trench and Tunnel Construction Safety Orders of the State of California."

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-52)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) All material excavated from trenches and piled adjacent to the trench or in any street shall be piled and maintained in such manner as not to endanger those working in the trench, pedestrians or users of the highways, and so that as little inconvenience as possible is caused to those using highways and adjoining property. Where the confines of the area being excavated are too narrow to permit the piling of excavated material beside the trench, the Director of Public Works shall have the authority to require that the permittee haul the excavated material to a storage site and then rehaul it to the trench site at the time of backfilling.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-53)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) In backfilling, fine material free from lumps and stone selected from the spoil shall be thoroughly compacted around and under the substructure to the upper level of the substructure. Above the upper level of the substructure, backfill material shall be placed to the subgrade of the pavement in lifts consistent with the type of soil involved and the method of consolidation being used. Broken pavement, large stones, roots and other debris shall not be used in the backfill. Each lift shall be flooded, jetted, rolled or pneumatically tamped or a combination of these methods shall be used depending upon the type of soil involved to compact the backfill material. Such backfill shall be done in a manner that will permit the restoration of the surface to a condition equivalent to that in which it was prior to the excavation. The Director of Public Works may require soil tests to be furnished by a recognized soil-testing laboratory or registered professional engineer specializing in soil mechanics when, in his opinion, backfill for any excavation is not being adequately compacted. Should it be determined by tests that a "relative compaction" of 95 percent has not been obtained, the Director of Public Works may require that any or all of the backfill be removed and recompacted as necessary to obtain the required 95 percent relative compaction. All expense of such tests shall be borne by the permittee.

(B) Unless otherwise authorized by the Director of Public Works, all trenches or other excavations in the existing or future traveled roadway shall be backfilled with one sack slurry sand vibrated into place.

(C) Whenever native backfill is allowed by the city, it shall be mechanically tamped and compacted to 95 percent relative density per ASTM Specification D-1557. The engineer may allow 90 percent relative density in parkways and other locations.

(D) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-54)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) The contractor doing work pursuant to this subchapter shall, immediately after backfilling the excavation, replace with temporary or permanent patch material or repair any portion of the highway surface removed or damaged by the excavation, obstruction or construction operations to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-55)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) Upon completion of the refilling and compacting of the backfill material in the excavation, the Director of Public Works at his option may require the permittee to resurface that portion of the highway surface damaged by the permittee's excavation or obstruction or the Director of Public Works may elect to do such resurfacing himself. Where the pavement or surface has been removed, the permittee shall replace it to a thickness of one inch greater than that of the surrounding pavement or surface and in no event to a thickness less than four inches. Where a treated or modified subgrade or surface has been removed or destroyed, the permittee shall replace it to a thickness of not less than one inch greater than that of the surrounding or adjacent subgrade or surface.

(B) Portland cement concrete used in the repair of trenches in streets shall be replaced with a thickness equivalent to that removed but in no case less than six inches.

(C) Portland cement sidewalks shall be replaced with the thickness of that removed but in no case less than four inches and shall be of the color and texture of the adjoining sidewalk.

(D) The contractor shall slurry seal the street from intersection to intersection when trenches run parallel to the street, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. If no islands, the entire street shall be slurry sealed. Slurry seal shall be Type II with three percent latex binder. Slurry sealing work shall be performed on weekends only on all nonresidential streets, unless otherwise approved by the engineer in writing.

(E) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-56)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

If, after the refilling of an excavation, the permittee fails or refuses to resurface that portion of the surface of the highway damaged by him or if the Director of Public Works elects to do such resurfacing, the Director of Public Works may do such resurfacing and the cost of such resurfacing shall be charged against the permittee.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-57)

(A) Abandonment of pipelines shall be done according to city specifications. The specifications shall include that all above-ground pipes, valves, and the like, shall be removed, ends shall be plated after filling pipes with slurry sand, and a fee of 1/2 the estimated cost of removal shall be paid to the city. The franchise holder shall then have no further responsibility for the abandoned facilities, nor shall the grantee pay any annual fees for such facilities. If these conditions are not satisfied, the proposed abandoned facilities shall be considered as being deactivated and shall remain the responsibility of the grantee, and shall remain on their records and maps and the annual fees shall be paid. In the event that such payment is not made, the City Council may declare the franchise forfeited.

(B) Whenever the use of a substructure is abandoned, except the abandonment of a service line designed to serve a single property owner, the person owning, using, controlling or having an interest therein shall, within 30 days after such abandonment, file with the Director of Public Works a statement in writing giving in detail the location of the substructure so abandoned. If such abandoned substructure is in the way or subsequently becomes in the way of an installation of the city or any other public body which installation is pursuant to a governmental function, the owner shall remove such abandoned substructure or pay the cost of its removal during the course of excavation for construction of the facility by the city or any other public body.

(C) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-58)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

(A) As excavation work progresses, all streets shall be thoroughly cleaned of all rubbish, excess earth, rock and other debris resulting from such work. All cleanup operations at the location of each excavation shall be accomplished at the expense of the permittee and shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. All roadside drainage ditches shall be restored to a true grade and the intake and outlet ends of all culverts shall be left free from all excess materials and debris. As may be ordered by the Director of Public Works and in any event immediately after completion of such excavation work, the permittee shall clean up and remove all refuse and unused materials of any kind resulting from such work and upon failure to do so within 24 hours after having been notified to do so by the Director of Public Works, such work may be done by the Director of Public Works and the cost thereof charged to the permittee.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-59)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97