HomeMy Public PortalAbout1663-1958 - Regulate the Digging of Trenches and Other Excavations on Public StreetsORDINANCE NO, 1663-1958
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDMANCE TO REGULATE THE DIGGING OF TRENCHES AND
OTHER EXCAVATIONS M PUBLIC STREETS9 ALLEYS AND SIDERALKS OF THE CITY OF
RWHMOND9 INDIANA9 AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATIONS9.,AND REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
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ALLEYS OR SIDZI,�ALKS OF THE Cfltv ov RjemmoNo, INDUANA9 FURST, 08VARN—
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MATED 79ME FOR COMvPLE7UOW OF THE WORK NECESS97AYRNG SAOD F,_-ACAVAT9ON9 Aw,
(B) THE LOCATION OF THE AREA VHERC THE EXCAVATilOW 18 70 BE MADE AND THE
P6RPOSE 7HEREOF9 AND
(0) THE APPRONIMAYE Dt.MENSIOWS OF SAID EXCAVATV0Nq
. (D) THE APPL16ANT SHALL AGREE 70 THE FOLLOW3NG SPEC97-RCA7OONS 'TO FRLL9
CLOSE9 SEAL AND RESURFACE OPENONGS OR EACAVAVOONS M STREETS9 ALLEY69 OF,
SU-09WALKS t'N -THE CITV OF ROCHMOND9 NDUANASO
To 5ACK.FP..'L_L 'TRENCH OR SA90 OPE'WaNG OF SVRCC' E
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StREEW OR ALLEY SURFACE WHM HAS BEEN 00S'TUR890 RN A StJ90O7H' AND UNUFO.RM
CON0147-90M FOR A 'RERROD OF 52 WEEKS -AFTf9R TRAFF9-C GS AGAEN PERMT11:0 TO PASO-
ONER I'VE FILLEP YRENCH9 UNLESS PROYODED OVOIERVIPSE BY SPEC2AL PkR0VQSR.0N5,-
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4. To RESURFACE WOTH SAME K4WD OF MAVERgAL REMOVED 5V CU77ONCo
o To HAUL' FROM THE PROJECW ALL UNUSED MAVERgAL USFQ II THE REF OL'L,
6. To NaY30r THE SYRZEY COMMISSROWER OF THE DAUE OF CUTFONG AND
REFg-LL FOR PROPER DN3PEC7qON OF SAMEo ALL WORK MUST QE APPROVED BV ?HE
STREET COMMISSftONER UNEN COMPLETED
(E) TgjE APFILU-CANT FUR-IfHER AGREES VHAI7 9N THE EVENT 3A.UD OPENaNq OR
EXCAVATFOON 98 WC17 PROPERLY FILLE09 CLOSED AND SEALED OR RESURFACED P URSUANV
TO THE ESTABL98HE4D STANDARDS AND RECULATaON OF THE STREET DEPARTMENT OF THE
CO'Tv aF RgcniaNaq INDRANA9 AND AFTER DUE NOVOCE FROM $A'lfD I)TREET DEPARTMENY
OF 809 DEFEC78 OR-0M9SS20Nq SA9-0 APPL9CAN7 SHALL 9f,9HlqED'JA7F_LV PROCEED TO
CORRECT QAD DEFECUS AND/OR 0MV8SOONS 9N THE CLG83WG OF SA10.EUCAVA70ONo
N THE FUR7HER EVEN? THAT SUCH DEFECT3.AND/OR GMRSSEONS AR.F NOT COR—
RECTED W 0 VHIN A REASONABLE PER - OD UF TIME AFTER MA2LONG OF $ADD NOT 3QEp THE
STREET DEPARTMENT SHALL PROCEED TO PROPERLY CLOSE AND RESURFACE SAOD
EXCAWAY'TON9 AND SHALL BULL SUCH APPLICANT FOR THE COST OF LADOR AND MATERVAL
REQU:RED TO PROPERLV CLOSE AND RESURFACE SAID OPEN-aNG.OR EXCAVATgowo THE
APPLa'CANY 'SHALL AGREE 'TO REPMDURSE IrHE SAUD Cglry FaR co'sy . a so fINCURRE00
.(F) THE APPLUCAUT FURTHER AGREES 70 E2ECY AND MA-7N17ADN9 AS SAFEGUARDS
AND 10JARNfNGS VG THE PUBLqCq PROPER AND ADEQUA7Z GUAaPS AND SUFFMEM7 AND
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FLETC AND THE SURFACE OS PROPERLY R ESFOREDo
(G) TmE APPLiCANT FURTHER AGREES 90 RNDEMNJFV AND SAVE HARMLESS ?HE
Cm OF ROCHMOND, IN011ANA9 tFRQM AND A(GAONS17 ANY AND ALL LJASOL37ryp DAMAGES,
EXPENSES AND JUDGEMENYS FROP..,] ONJVROES 70 ANV PERSON OR AS A RESUL7
OF SAOO OPENNG OR EACAWATIONa
(H) THE APPLICANT FURTHER AGREES TO MAKE SAO-D O'PENtNG OR EXCAVAYSON
UTH4-N A PERIOD OF THIRTY (30).DAVS AFTER -ISSUANCE OF SAID PERMITo
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BEFORE THE GRANTONG OF SUCH PERMtT 70 ANY:PERSONq FORM OR CORPORATOON9
YHIE CiTV CONTROLLER SNALLSO
(A) REQUIRE ALL APPL9CANTS 70 FtLEW9TH SAUD CONTROLLER, AN gNSURANCE
POL4C79 OR A 6ERT9FOCAVE SHOW3NG THE SAME 70 BE IN EFFECTS? SHOU2NG-THAT THE
APPLOCANV IS CARRYING ADEQUATE ONSURANCE VIBYH A RESPONSIBLE gNSURANCE CARRIER
70 PROTECT THE APPLT;ct.\Nv AND THE CITr oir- RIctrsmomDv 9N09APA, FROM PERSONAL AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE ARO-SONG FROM OR CAU,9ED OP AFFECTED TO ANY EATEN'T 13V ANY SUCH
OPENING OR EXCAVA76ON tiADE PURSUANT 70 SAID PERfliluvo
1B) CHECK VNE RECORDS OF H."S OFFII.CC AND/OR 791E RECORDS OF ANV- OFFICE OF
THE Covv OF RoemmoND TO ASCERTAGH WHETHER SAaD'APPLICAHT HAS EVER FIAQLED To
REMOURZE SAID CO -TV FOR ANY VIORK OR IMATEROALS FURNSHED OV SAID 06TV.0N THE
FILLING AND RESURFACONG OF ANY EXCAVATSON MADE BY SMD-APPL�CANY ON A PRE —
VMS PERMEV. IN THE EVENT THAY.SAID CSVV RECORDS DISCLOSE ANV UNPAOD AC—
COUNT OWED BY SAID APPLOCANV'p THEN THE PERMIT SHALL IN07 BE GRANTED UNYR&
PAVMEN! 98 MADE ON FULL 70 SAO'D CBVV.
(C) REQullRE THE PAYMENT OF FOVE DOLLAR (05,00) PER"fly FEE.
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THEREAFTER, THE COTT CONTROLLER SHALL DSSUE A PERI.,IDIF TO 73Z APPLRCANT
AND SAID PERMS SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME OF' THE APPLOCANT9 THE DATE OF I-SSUANCE
OF ;!HE PERMST9 THE PLACE WHERE THE EXCAVATION OR OPEN-ENG IIS TO BE MADE AF40 THE
APPROXOMA7E DgMENSPONS YHEREOFo THE PERM87 SHALL BE FULL AND SUFFMENT A'U—
VRORDVV 70 OREAR THE SVREE79 ALLEY OR SIDEWALK SPEC9FOED VHEREHM.
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THAV DEN THE EVENV OF AN EMERGENCY REWIRING 7HE --3MMEDaAVE OPEN5NG OR
EXCAVATION OF A STREE3g ALLEY OR 89DEV4 AL99 ANV PERSONp FORM OR CORPORAT90N
MAY PROCEED 70 OPEN OR MAKE THE EXCAVATOON NECESSARY TO ALLCUOATC THE CON,—
DO"TZION CAUSSNO THE EMERGENCY VISTHOU7 FRSY APPLVANG FOR AND BEONG GRANTED A
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ON THE ISSUANCE OF A PERM.9179. THE C-R-VT CONTROLLER SHALL MARK EACH COPY OF
THE APPL9CATbOMp "APPROVED AND PERMM ISSUED"' ire wHQ-cH NF- sHALL ALSO HOVE'
THE DAVE OF VSSUANCE AND HUB SOGNAVURE. THr, ORDSONAL SHALL BE REVASNED 151f
THE C477 CONTROLLER AND A COPY SHALL BE DELOVERED TO ?"rz. CpTv ENcauwiER AND
TO THE STREET COMMOSSSONERo
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THE STREET COMMISSIONER SHALL INSPECT EACH PROJEC7 FOR WH410H A PERM97,
HAS BEEN 96SUED 70 REVERMON2 WHETHER PROPER SAFEGUARDS AND LGH78 HAVE SEEN
8NSVALLEP AND FURTHER TO CHECK TO SEE THAT THE OPEWNG GR EXcAvAv.0ON fS PRO—
PERLV CLOSED AND RPSURFACF-09 AND FURTHER 'TO GYVE NOTICE AND PROPERLY CLOSE
AND RESURFACE SA,�D OPENONG OR EXCAVATION 2N THE EVENY THAT THE -RESTORAVZON
4-S NOT COMPLETED W07HIN A REASONABLE VP ME OR 93 QNADEQUATELV OR 1MPROPERLV
COMPLEYEU 6V THE PERMOTEEO ON FgHAL DNSPECTOON, THE SA20 COMMRSSOONER SHALL
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FURTHER NOTE ANY MONOZS EXPENDED BY SAOD CITY ON BEHALF OF SAID -PE TEE SM
COMPLETING THE PROJECT; THEN HE SHALL REVURN H98 COPY 70 THE 007V CONTROLLERO-
ANY PERSON V-IOLATRNQ ANY PRovasoQmz OF THTS ORDONANCE SHALL 8 E SUBJECT
TO A FINE OF ANT SUM NOV LESS 'THAN FIFTY DOLLARS (850.00) AND NOV MORE THAN
FivE HUNDRED DOLLARS 0500.00),0
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