Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code Part 1 General Provisions

Whenever this subchapter requires a permittee to perform any work or take any action, such requirement also applies to any person who commences any work for which a permit is required by this subchapter whether such person obtains such a permit or not.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-10)

The issuance fees required by this subchapter are for the purpose of defraying the cost of issuing the requested permit. No part of any issuance fee may be refunded to any applicant.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-11)

(A) The Director of Public Works may provide in any application for a permit to be issued under this subchapter any requirements which he deems necessary to substantially aid in the protection of the highway, of the traveling public or of both.

(B) The Director of Public Works may establish special provisions, special specifications or special requirements for the work to be done under any permit issued pursuant to this subchapter, including equipment to be used, type of backfill, paving, traffic regulating signs or devices, hours of work, flagmen, lights, inspection, scheduling of work and other similar requirements. He also may require whatever advance notice he deems proper for requests for inspection. The Director of Public Works may add these requirements and conditions by rubber stamp, attachments to the permit or both, and they shall be an integral part thereof. If any of the requirements of the permit are violated, the Director of Public Works may revoke the permit and require that a new permit be secured before further work is done. If paving, barricades, lights, or other stipulated devices are not properly placed or maintained, the Director of Public Works through force account or otherwise may cause such to be placed or erected and properly maintained; and all costs due to this action shall be paid by the permittee. The Director of Public Works may elect not to issue further permits and may hold any deposits, guarantees or bonds of the permittee as long as any bill for service ordered by the Director of Public Works remains unpaid.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, §§ 19-12—19-13)

No person shall prevent or obstruct the Director of Public Works or his duly authorized representative in making any inspection authorized by this subchapter or in taking any sample or in making any test.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-14)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.97

All persons except the United States, the state, any county, municipal corporation, school district, other public district or public body shall make whatever deposit is required by this subchapter and in addition thereto pay any issuance fee required by this subchapter.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-15)

Every permit for an excavation in or under the surface of any highway shall be granted subject to the right of the city or any other person entitled thereto to use that part of such highway or for any purpose for which such highway may be lawfully used.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-16)

Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit any person from maintaining by virtue of any law, ordinance or permit any pipe or conduit in any highway or from making such excavation as may be necessary for the preservation of life or property when such necessity arises during such hours as the office of the Director of Public Works is closed, if the person making such excavation obtains a permit therefor within one day after the office of the Director of Public Works is first open subsequent to the making of such excavation.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-17)

In order to promote the welfare, well-being and safety of the public traveling along any highway, the Director of Public Works may do any work within the highways of whatever nature is required in his opinion to re-establish conditions as they existed prior to commencement of work by any person within the highways and for which a permit has not been obtained. The Director of Public Works shall charge the cost of this rehabilitation to the person doing the unauthorized work.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-18)

(A) If at any time subsequent to the first repair of a surface of a highway damaged or destroyed by any excavation or obstruction in such highway, it becomes necessary again to repair such surface due to settlement or any other cause directly attributable to such excavation or obstruction, the permittee shall pay to the Director of Public Works the cost of such additional repairs.

(B) If the permittee fails or refuses to pay such additional costs upon demand, the city may recover such additional costs by an action against such permittee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Until such costs are paid, the Director of Public Works shall not issue any permits to such permittee.

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

If any person fails or refuses to pay any charges made in accordance with this subchapter, the city may recover such charges by an action against such person in any court of competent jurisdiction. Until such charges are paid, the Director of Public Works shall not issue any permits to such person.

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

Whenever in the provisions of this subchapter any costs are to be charged to any permittee and no other method for the calculation of such costs is specified, such costs are the actual costs including the proportionate part of the salaries, wages or other compensation of any employee, plus cost of overhead not to exceed a percentage of the totals set by City Council resolution.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-21)

Every person owning, using, controlling or having an interest in substructures under the surface of any public place used for the purpose of supplying or conveying gas, electricity, communication impulse, water, steam or oil in the city, shall have on file with the Director of Public Works a map or set or maps each drawn to a scale of not less than one inch to 200 feet showing in detail the location, size, description and date of installation, if known, of all substructures except a service line designed to serve a single property owner beneath the surface of the public place belonging to, used by or under the control of such person having any interest and shall file with the Director of Public Works within 15 days after the first day of January of each and every year a corrected map or set of maps each drawn to such scale, including all installations made during the previous year to and including the last day of such year; provided, however, that a public utility owner may, at his option, provide corrected atlas sheets at more frequent intervals. The map or maps described in this section may be submitted in an approved electronic form, or other approved form.

(Ord. 164, passed 12-20-60; '64 Code, § 19-22)