Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Art. 6 Construction

If, in the judgment of the City Engineer, it appears desirable to maintain an inspector to determine whether work is being done in compliance with the permit, the City Engineer shall assign an inspector, and the permittee shall pay the City in accordance with the schedule of charges adopted by the Council. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all permittees, including districts and other political subdivisions.

(§ 11055, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

The permittee shall commence the encroachment work within sixty (60) days from the date of issuance of the permit unless a different period is stated in the permit. If the encroachment work is not commenced within sixty (60) days or within the time stated in the permit, the permit shall be void unless, prior to its expiration, the time for commencement has been extended in writing by the City Engineer.

(§ 11062, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

Before commencing any encroachment work authorized by any permit, the permittee shall notify the City Engineer of the time of commencing the work and provide the name, address, telephone number, and license number of the contractor, if any, who will perform the work.

(§ 11063, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

The permittee shall complete the encroachment work authorized by a permit within the time specified in the permit. Upon completion of the work, the permittee shall give a written notice of completion to the City Engineer. The work shall be deemed to be incomplete until written notice of completion.

(§ 11064, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

Upon receipt of the notice of completion of the encroachment work, the City Engineer shall inspect the site of the encroachment work within three (3) working days and ascertain whether or not the permittee has complied with all the conditions and requirements imposed in the permit and by the provisions of this chapter. The permittee shall be advised in writing of the results of the inspection. If the City Engineer determines that the permittee has not complied with all such conditions and requirements in performing the encroachment work, the City Engineer may order the permittee to correct the work immediately. If the permittee fails to correct the work within ten (10) days after being ordered to do so in writing, the City Engineer may correct the work. The permittee shall reimburse the City in accordance with the schedule of charges adopted by the Council.

(§ 11065, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

Every person owning, using, controlling, or having an interest in any pipe, conduit, duct, or tunnel under the surface of any right-of-way for supplying or conveying gas, electricity, communication facilities, water, steam, ammonia, or oil, or for any other purpose shall file in the office of the City Engineer, within sixty (60) days after the complete installation, a corrected set of maps or atlas sheets drawn to a scale of not more than two hundred (200’) feet to one (1”) inch showing the complete installation of all such pipes, conduits, ducts, or tunnels. The same shall be required showing the location in detail of such pipes, conduits, ducts, or tunnels when such are abandoned. Maps and atlas sheets submitted periodically by public utilities shall be deemed compliance with the intent of this section.

(§ 11066, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

Upon completion of the encroachment work authorized by a permit, the permittee shall restore the right-of-way by replacing, repairing, or rebuilding it to its original condition before the encroachment work was commenced. The permittee shall remove all obstructions, materials, and debris upon the right-of-way and shall do any other work necessary to restore the right-of-way to a safe and usable condition as directed by the City Engineer. Where excavations occur within areas already paved, the City Engineer may require temporary paving to be installed within twenty-four (24) hours after the excavated area is backfilled.

In the event the permittee fails to act promptly to restore the right-of-way as provided in this section, or should the nature of any damage to the right-of-way require restoration before the permittee can be notified or can respond to notification, the City Engineer may, at his option, make the necessary restoration. The permittee shall reimburse the City in accordance with the schedule of charges adopted by the Council.

(§ 11067, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

If the encroachment work is not completed within the time specified in the permit, or if at any time the City Engineer finds that delay in commencing or prosecuting the encroachment work is caused by lack of diligence on the part of the permittee, the City Engineer may cancel the permit and restore the right-of-way to its original condition before the encroachment work was commenced. The permittee shall reimburse the City in accordance with the schedule of charges adopted by the Council.

(§ 11068, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent any person from performing emergency maintenance on any pipe or conduit lawfully on or under any public highway, or from making an emergency use as may be necessary for the preservation of life or property when an urgent necessity arises. The person making an emergency use or encroachment of a public highway shall apply for a written permit therefor on the first working day thereafter. Any person requiring an emergency use or encroachment shall notify the City Engineer’s office immediately. Notification during the hours the City offices are closed shall be given to the Police Department.

(§ 11073, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

All encroachment work shall conform to standards established by the City Engineer or, in the absence of established standards, to the specifications contained in the current edition of the standard specifications of the State issued by the Division of Highways, Department of Public Works of the State.

(§ 11200, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

All materials excavated from trenching or other encroachment operations in the right-of-way shall be piled compactly, kept trim, and maintained in such a manner as not to endanger either the workers or the general public and to cause as little inconvenience as possible to those using the right-of-way or adjacent property.

In areas too narrow to permit the proper storage of materials, the City Engineer may require that the permittee remove the materials from the encroachment site.

(§ 11201, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

A monument set for the purpose of preserving survey points, lines, or elevation shall not be removed or disturbed without first obtaining permission from the City Engineer. The replacement of a removed or disturbed monument shall be done by a registered civil engineer or a licensed surveyor and shall be at the expense of the permittee.

(§ 11202, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

In any trenching operation, the open trench shall not be in excess of one day's work ahead of the trench work proper unless specifically authorized by the City Engineer. When any excavation is commenced, the work of making and refilling shall be prosecuted diligently until completion.

(§ 11203, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

If the encroachment work interferes with the established drainage, the permittee shall provide for proper drainage in a manner approved by the City Engineer.

(§ 11204, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

Laterals, services, and other small diameter pipes shall be jacked, bored, or driven beneath paved surface unless other methods are approved by the City Engineer.

(§ 11205, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

The minimum cover over any pipe or conduit installed under any public highway shall be thirty (30”) inches of material measured from the existing or proposed flow line of the nearest gutter to the top of the pipe or conduit. If a gutter flow line is not established, the cover shall be thirty (30”) inches of material measured from the surface of the nearest outermost edge of the traveled way to the top of the pipe or conduit. Where there are existing curbs and gutters or where curbs and gutters are under construction, utilities may maintain a minimum sixteen (16”) inches of cover starting one (1’) foot back of the curb line in the parkway or sidewalk area. The City Engineer may permit the installation of pipes or conduits at lesser depths where the required cover cannot be provided.

(§ 11206, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

The backfilling and compaction of an excavation shall be in accordance with standards established by the City Engineer and adopted by resolution of the Council, both as to materials and methods. The backfilling shall commence within forty-eight (48) hours after the work in a trench is completed.

(§ 11207, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

The City Engineer shall have the power to order the paving by City employees of any excavation up to one hundred (100’) feet in length. The permittee shall reimburse the City in accordance with the schedule of charges adopted by the Council.

(§ 11208, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)

Except for materials properly stored, the permittee shall at all times keep the public highway clear of all materials, earth, and debris. Immediately after completion of the work, the permittee shall clean up and remove all materials, earth, and debris of any kind. If the permittee fails, within twenty-four (24) hours after having been notified to do so by the City Engineer, the work may be done by the City Engineer and the permittee charged in accordance with the schedule of charges adopted by the Council.

When a pole, guy-stub, or similar timber is removed and not replaced, the entire length thereof shall be removed from the ground and the hole backfilled and compacted.

(§ 11209, T.O.O.C., as added by Ord. 50)