Yuba City Municipal Code Ch. 1 Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, Off-Street Parking Areas, and Driveway Construction

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or reconstruct or remove or demolish any curb, gutter, sidewalk, or driveway in any public street, drive, alley, or right-of-way in the City without first obtaining from the Public Works Director a permit to do so, and the Public Works Director is hereby authorized to remove any curb, gutter, sidewalk, or driveway constructed in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(§ 1, Ord. 327)

All curbs, gutters, sidewalks, off-street parking areas, and driveways shall be constructed only in accordance with standards and specifications approved by the Council or, if no such approval has been given, with standards and specifications established by the City Engineer.

(§ 2, Ord. 327, as amended by Ord. 637, eff. March 23, 1972)

All curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and driveways constructed shall be subject to the inspection of the City Engineer, or his or her duly appointed representative, and in accordance with grades and elevations set on the ground by the City Engineer or his or her representative.

(§ 3, Ord. 327)

All construction and reconstruction work for which permits are required as specified in Section 6-1.01 of this Code shall require the person doing the construction or reconstruction work for which a permit is required to pay those permit fees as established by resolution of the City Council which permit fees may be amended from time to time by appropriate amendment of the resolution establishing the fees. In addition, all such construction and reconstruction work for which a permit is required as specified in Section 6-1.01 shall be subject to inspection by the Public Works Director for which inspections there shall be a charge imposed by the Public Works Director on the person doing such construction or reconstruction or other work for which a permit is required. Inspection fees shall be established by resolution of the City Council which fees may be amended from time to time. The inspection shall be to ensure substantial conformance of the work covered by the permit to City standards and specifications. Work which is found to be substandard on inspection or not in compliance with City requirements shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the permit unless immediate compliance with the standards is made.

Upon failure of the permittee to immediately correct such substandard work, the City may cause such work to be remedied, removed and/or replaced. Corrective work may be done by City forces or the City may choose to have the work accomplished by third persons. Any costs incurred by the City to correct deficient work shall be billed to permittee and permittee shall be responsible therefor.

Any person constructing or reconstructing, removing or demolishing any curb, gutter, sidewalk or driveway in any public street, drive alley or right of way in the City shall be required to furnish to the City in conjunction with said person's application for the permit necessary to do the work, a certificate of insurance in support of permittee's commitment to indemnify the City, its officers, agents and employees and hold the City, its officers, agents and employees harmless from any and all liability in connection with the work covered by the permit and permittee's commitment by the issuance of the permit to indemnify the City against any and all claims for damage whether it be to person and/or to property arising out of or in any way connected with the work covered by the permit. Said certificate of insurance shall be filed with the City prior to the issuance of any such permit and prior to the exercise of any rights under the permit which certificate of insurance shall provide comprehensive liability insurance with minimal limits of $300,000 per person, $100,000 per accident and $50,000 property damage, naming both permittee, City and its officers, agents and employees as additional insureds and insuring the liability of permittee and/or City in connection with the issuance of the permit and the work covered by the permit in the course thereof. Said certificate of insurance shall provide the minimum limits herein set forth and shall provide that the insurance thereunder shall be primary insurance and only at such time as the limits of liability under the certificate have been exhausted, shall any other comprehensive liability insurance that the City may carry come into play.

(§ 1, Ord. 828, eff. October 4, 1979)

The permits required by this chapter shall apply to work abutting on one subdivision lot or similar property only, and an additional permit shall be required for each additional lot or similar property abutting the work to be done; provided, however, only one permit fee and one preliminary inspection fee shall be charged for any number of contiguous lots in one ownership. No permit shall authorize any construction which will obstruct the free flow of water in any approved gutter in the City.

(§ 5, Ord. 327)

Permits shall be issued only to contractors licensed to do such work by the State and to owners and/or tenants of property abutting on the proposed work provided such owners and/or tenants signify their intention to personally perform a major part of the physical labor involved in such work.

(§ 6, Ord. 327)

All such work to be done shall be commenced within 30 days of the date of issuance of the permit and shall be completed within 60 days of the date of issuance; provided, however, the Public Works Director may extend the time limits at his or her option, and for cause, not to exceed 30 days, by an endorsement on the permit. Failure to commence or complete the work within the time limits specified shall invalidate the permit.

(§ 7, Ord. 327)

The Public Works Director is hereby empowered to establish reasonable regulations concerning the amount of notice to be given to him or her when inspections and/or surveys will be required, and permits shall be issued subject to such regulations. No permit shall be so construed as to allow the permittee to proceed with the work without the surveys and/or inspections required by the provisions of this chapter or deemed necessary by the Public Works Director.

(§ 8, Ord. 327)