| Right-of-Way
All work in
the County right-of-way, alleys and permanent easements shall have prior
approval from the Department of Public Works before any work is performed.
Unless
otherwise noted, a permit shall be obtained from and submitted to the Department
Public Works for review and approval. The original permit
application shall be submitted in sufficient time to allow the Department to
review the proposed work and comment.
Fees
A permit fee and a financial guarantee that are commensurate to the amount of
work shall be required with each permit application. The
financial guarantee in the amount agreeable to the Department of Public Works
shall be cash or an approved irrevocable letter of credit.
Warranty
The Applicant shall be responsible for the work authorized under the permit for
a period of one year from the date of completion. Should
there be any defects or failures in the work, such as, but not limited to,
settlement of trenches in the roadway/shoulders or graded areas, pipe, curb &
gutter, driveways, sidewalks, vegetation, etc., corrective work shall be
performed immediately upon notification from the County.
Failure to respond in a reasonable time frame, as determined by the County based
on public need or safety, shall be just cause for the County to take the
necessary action to have the defect corrected and to bill the Applicant or draw
on the financial guarantee for the cost to correct the defect.
Attached to
each approved permit will be a list of Special Provisions, which shall govern
the work and set forth-minimum requirements for working in the County
right-of-way. Because each permit is different with respect
to the scope of work and location, additional requirements may be added to
address specific concerns relative to the proposed work.
Should the Applicant disagree with any of the terms or conditions required with
the permit, the Applicant shall not proceed with any portion of the work until
the issue is resolved. Once the work has started, the terms
and conditions shall be deemed acceptable and final. The Applicant shall be
responsible for notifying the Department of Public Works Construction Division
and Traffic Engineering Division at least 24 hours prior to any work.
Depending on the scope of work, traffic control requirements and public
notification requirements, additional notification time may be necessary.
Traffic
Control
The Applicant shall be responsible for providing all traffic control as required
by the Traffic Engineer. All work shall be inspected and
approved by the Department of Public Works. The Permit can
be revoked at any time for unsatisfactory work or failure to comply with the
requirements of the permit.
The open
cutting of roads shall not be permitted, unless substantial justification is
submitted and approved. If approval is granted, restoration
of the pavement shall be as specified in the permit, or as directed by the
Department of Public Works. Pavement restoration
requirements are subject to change if the amount of actual disturbance is more
than what was anticipated when the permit was approved.
The
installation of any private facility within the County right-of-way, in which
the County will not ultimately become the owner of the facility, cannot be
installed in the County right-of-way unless an Agreement for Use of Public
Rights-of-Way has been executed between the Applicant and the County.
Driveways
Individual requests to construct or modify a residential entrance will not be
subject to the requirements above, as long as the request is specifically from
the homeowner who will accept full responsibility for the work. Once it has been
determined that the location of the entrance or modification of an entrance
meets County requirements, a letter will be sent to the homeowner, which will
serve as a permit to perform the work. The letter will
address inspection requirements, time limits, responsibility and workmanship and
will include specifications and standards that are applicable to the work.
No permit fee or financial guarantee will be required for this form of a
permit.
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