Solana Beach Municipal Code Art. III Work in Public Rights-of-Way

No person or contractor (other than the city or a contractor of the city performing highway construction, or permit or repair, or other city works of improvement) shall excavate, fill, obstruct or do any other work in a city highway, street or right-of-way, for the purpose of installing sanitary sewers, storm drains, water lines, oil or natural gas lines, electrical, telephone or cable television lines or conduits, sidewalks, driveways, or curbs and gutters, without first obtaining a permit from the city engineer. (Ord. 75 § 2, 1988; 1987 Code § 8.08.300)

The application for the permit shall specify in detail:

A. The location, dimensions, purpose, extent and nature of the excavation, fill or obstruction;

B. The time during which it is estimated that such excavation, fill or obstruction shall exist;

C. The plan for providing protection and warning to persons using the public highway, street or right-of-way;

D. Such other information as the city engineer may require. (Ord. 75 § 2, 1988; 1987 Code § 8.08.310)

A permit issued under SBMC 11.20.300 shall not authorize the closure of any street or highway. An additional permit for the closure of a street or highway issued pursuant to this code shall be necessary for any street closure. (Ord. 75 § 2, 1988; 1987 Code § 8.08.320)

Unless otherwise specifically exempted pursuant to the provisions of this article, permits issued pursuant to SBMC 11.20.300 shall be subject to all the provisions in this chapter relating to encroachments. (Ord. 75 § 2, 1988; 1987 Code § 8.08.330)

Work by public utilities, including cable television companies, on poles, wires, lines or other facilities located above the ground, which work does not have a duration of more than one day, shall be exempt from the requirements for obtaining a permit. This exemption shall not relieve the public utility of any of the responsibilities or liabilities imposed under this chapter other than the requirement for obtaining a permit. (Ord. 75 § 2, 1988; 1987 Code § 8.08.340)

As a condition of every permit issued under this part, the permittee shall refill and recompact all excavations and shall restore the surface of the highways, streets and rights-of-way, including curb, gutter and sidewalks, if any, to city standards to the satisfaction of the city engineer. The permittee shall, upon request of the city engineer, provide all compaction and other tests required by the city engineer. Failure of a permittee to restore the highway, street or right-of-way shall be deemed a violation of the permit. (Ord. 75 § 2, 1988; 1987 Code § 8.08.350)