046 of 2001 - relating to construction excavation and obstructions in the Public Way 0 01-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 46 of 2001
(Relating to Construction, Excavation and
Obstructions in the Public Way)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 14.32.070, 14.32.075,
14.32.105, 14.32.135, 14.32.400, 14.32.405 AND 14.32.410 OF THE SALT LAKE
CITY CODE, REVISING THE RESTORATION STANDARDS APPLICABLE
TO PERSONS PERFORMING STREET CUTS IN THE PUBIC WAY; REVISING
THE MAXIMUM BOND PERIOD; CHANGING CERTAIN FEES AND
CHARGES FOR WORK IN THE PUBLIC WAY; AND RELATED MATTERS.
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Be it and it is hereby ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14.32.070 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
14.32.070 Bond —Required when:
Except as noted in this Chapter, each applicant, before being issued a permit,
shall provide the City with an acceptable corporate surety bond of fifteen thousand
dollars ($15,000.00) to guarantee faithful performance of the work authorized by a
permit granted pursuant to this Chapter, and compliance by such applicant with the
terms and conditions of the permit, applicable City ordinances, and the regulations,
specifications and standards promulgated by the City relative to work in the public
way. The amount of the bond required may be increased or decreased in the
discretion of the City Engineer whenever it appears that the amount and cost of the
work to be performed, and not satisfactorily completed, may vary from the amount
of bond otherwise required under this Chapter.
SECTION 2. Section 14.32.075 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
14.32.075 Bond-Conditions Term:
A. The bond required by Section 14.32.070 of this Article or its
successor, shall guarantee to the City that the permittee shall fully comply with the
requirements of the permit, applicable City ordinances, and the regulations,
specifications and standards promulgated by the City relative to work in the public
way, and respond to the City in damages for failure to conform therewith.
B. The bond shall guarantee all of permittee's obligations of performance
arising during the period beginning on the date the permit is issued, and ending on
the date three (3)years after completion of the work to the satisfaction of the City.
C. The limitation of the duration of the bond to three (3) years shall not
operate to limit obligations of the permittee which extend beyond, or arise after, such
three (3)year period under the terms of the permit, applicable City ordinances, or the
regulations, specifications and standards promulgated by the City.
SECTION 3. Section 14.32.105 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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14.32.105 Compliance With Specifications, Standards And Traffic-Control
Regulations:
A. The work performed in the public way shall conform to the
requirements of the engineering regulations, design standards, construction
specifications and traffic-control regulations of the City, copies of which shall be
available from the City Engineer and kept on file in the office of the City Recorder
and the City Engineer, and shall be open to public inspection during office hours.
B. All excavations shall be conducted in a diligent and expeditious
manner resulting in a minimum amount of interference or interruption of street and
pedestrian traffic. All-weather pedestrian access to businesses shall be provided.
Suitable, adequate and sufficient barricades and/or other structures will be available
and used where necessary to provide safe and efficient traffic flow, and to prevent
accidents involving property or persons. Barricades must be in place until all of the
permittee's equipment is removed from the site and the excavation has been
backfilled and the public way restoration has been completed. From sunset to
sunrise, all barricades and excavations must be clearly outlined by adequate signal
lights, torches, etc. The Transportation Division, the Police Department and the Fire
Department shall be notified at least twenty four (24)hours in advance of any
planned excavation requiring street closure or traffic detour.
SECTION 4. Section 14.32.110 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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14.32.110 Job Site Permittee Identification:
During construction, and during any other period of time that the public way
remains obstructed, the permittee shall post at the site a sign with minimum two inch
(2") high letters and otherwise meeting the requirements of the City Engineer,
indicating permittee's name, or company name, telephone number, and both daytime
and after-hours telephone numbers. At least one sign shall be posted for each block
face affected by the construction.
SECTION 5. Section 14.32.135 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
14.32.135 Restoration of Public Property:
A. The permittee shall, at its own expense, restore all public way facilities
modified, damaged or removed by the permittee to a condition that is comparable to
or better than the condition that existed prior to the commencement of the work, as
required by the engineering regulations, design standards and specifications
promulgated by the City from time to time. Such regulations, design standards and
specifications shall require, at a minimum, that restoration work be performed
beyond the walls of any trench for a minimum distance of 24 inches on each side of
the trench for trenches less than 42 inches deep, and a minimum distance of 36
inches on each side of the trench for trenches deeper than 42 inches; provided,
however, that the City Engineer may determine not to require restoration of the street
surface beyond the walls of any trench located in a street scheduled to be
reconstructed by the City within three (3) years following completion of the
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excavation work, if the cost of such work exceeds the benefit to the City, and the site
can otherwise be restored to the satisfaction of the City for such three (3) year period.
All restoration work shall be accomplished within the time limits set forth in the
permit, unless additional time is granted in writing by the City Engineer.
B. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and unless otherwise
authorized by the City Engineer in the permit, all paving and replacement of street
facilities shall be completed within three (3) calendar days from the time the
excavation commences on major or collector streets, and within seven (7) calendar
days from the time the excavation commences on all other streets, except as provided
for during excavation in winter or during weather conditions which do not allow
paving according to applicable standards and specifications. In winter, a temporary
patch must be provided, to be replaced with permanent materials when weather
permits. In all excavations, restoration of pavement surfaces shall be made
immediately after backfilling is completed or concrete is cured. If work is expected
to exceed the above duration, the permittee shall submit a detailed construction
schedule for approval. The schedule will address means and methods to minimize
traffic disruption and complete the construction as soon as reasonably possible.
SECTION 6. Section 14.21.400 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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14.32.400 Excavation permit fees.
A. The City Engineer shall charge, and the City Treasurer shall collect,
upon issuing a permit, the following fees for review of the application and site
inspection of:
1. Excavation.
a. Hard-surfaced $0.25 per square foot
b. Other $0.17 per square foot
Minimum Charge:
April 1st - November 15th
Hard-surfaced $125.00
Other $ 80.00
November 16th - March 31st
Hard-surfaced $185.00
Other $120.00
2. Multiple Utility Excavation. Minimum fees shall be in accordance
with the following schedule, if the distance between excavations does not exceed one
block (660 feet) along the same street.
Minimum Charge:
April 1st - November 15th
Hard-surfaced $80.00
Other $45.00
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November 16th - March 31 st
Hard-surfaced $125.00
Other $72.00
3. Portions Of The Public Way To Which Excavation Restrictions Apply.
Excavation permits for portions of the public way to which excavation restrictions
apply, when permitted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, shall be issued only
upon written authorization of the City Engineer and the permit fees shall be two
times the normal rates published in this Section. The City Engineer may also require
persons working in such portions of the pubic way to employ extraordinary measures
in restoring said street such as applying seal coat or other surface treatment to
maintain the overall integrity of the surface. The value of such extraordinary
measures may, in the discretion of the City Engineer, be used to offset the additional
fees.
4. Poles and Anchors. Poles and anchors, thirty-eight dollars ($38.00)
each pole or concrete pedestal or anchor.
B. Where any of the foregoing subsections specify a higher fee rate for
any period, such higher fee shall be applicable if any portion of the work is
completed during the higher fee period.
C. Permit extension: fifty dollars ($50.00). The City Engineer may deny
this extension when work is not proceeding on the project in a satisfactory manner.
SECTION 7. Section 14.32.405 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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14.32.405 Public Way Improvement Fees.
The City Engineer shall charge, and the City Treasurer shall collect, upon
issuing a permit, the following fees for review of the application and site inspection
of public way improvements:
A. Curb and gutter $ 1.50 per lineal foot
B. Sidewalk, driveway approach $ 0.25 per square foot
Minimum Charge:
April 1st - November 15th $ 125.00
November 16th - March 31st $ 185.00
C. Permit extension $ 50.00
D. For in-kind replacement of existing sidewalk, curb and gutter, or
driveway approach, a no-charge permit will be issued.
E. Where any of the foregoing subsections specify a higher fee rate for
any period, such higher fee shall be applicable if any portion of the work is
completed during the higher fee period.
SECTION 8. Section 14.32.410 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
14.32.410 Public Way Obstruction Permit Fees.
The City Engineer shall charge, and the City Treasurer shall collect, upon
issuing a permit, the following fees for review of the application and site inspection
of obstructions in the public way:
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A. Monthly fee. (Construction Barricades Requiring More Than Five
Days.) In addition to excavation fees:
1. Flat fee for all or any part of a block face: one hundred
eighty-five dollars ($185.00) per month,
2. Each additional block face: one hundred seventy dollars
($170.00)per month.
3. Permit extension: two hundred dollars ($200.).
B. Short-Term Occupation Of The Public Way. (Five Days or Less.)
Scaffolding or other temporary structures over public way, or storage of
construction materials or soil. Permit up to and including five days: thirty dollars
($30.00) per setup. No fee shall be charged for scaffolding or staging done behind
an approved barricade fence.
C. Permit Extension. The fee for each permit extension shall be forty
dollars ($40.00).
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of
its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 14th day of
June , 2001.
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Transmitted to Mayor on June 18, 2001
Mayor's Action: A Approved. Vetoed.
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