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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD06896 ECTION 2. This Ordinance shall takeeffect and be in force from and fter its passage and approval. assed 3/7 1.960 Approved 3/8 1160 C. F. Whaley Isl C. F. Whaley /s/ resident of the Council Mayor . K. City Treasurer ORDINANCE NO. 6894 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON INDUSTRIAL RIVE BETWEEN ITS INTERSECTION WITH DIX ROAD AND BROOKS STREET AND ROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOUR , S FOLLOWS: ECTION 1. All motor vehicles parked within the right-of-way of ndustrial Drive between its intersection with Dix Road and Brooks treet shall be parked on the shoulders of Industrial.. Drive with he right side of said motor vehicle parallel to and within two feet f the edge of the rolled curb on either side of Industrial Drive. ECTION 2. Anyone violating the terms of this ordinance shall be eemed guilty of a misdemeanor. ECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after is passage and approval. ASSED: 3/7/1960 APPROVED: 3/8/60 C. F. Whaley /s/ C. F. Whale /s/ resident of the Council Mayor Henry W. Ells /s/ City Clerk i RDINANCE NO. 6896 i ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 6804 REGULATING THE EXCAVA- IONS OF CITY STREETS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY AND ENACTING A NEW RDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE SAME SUBJECT AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOUR , S FOLLOWS: ECTION 1. Repeal Provision. Ordinance Number 6804 of the City of efferson, Missouri, regulating the excavations of city streets and lleys and providing a penalty be, and the same is hereby, repealed ECTION 2. STREET EXCAVATIONS, PERMITS. It shall be unlawful for ny person, firm or corporation, or any officer or employee thereof, r any abutting property owner, to dig and excavate in any manner ithin any public street or alley in this city, without first having btained a permit to do so as specified in the following section. ECTION 3. Issuance of Permit. Every person, firm or corporation, r any officer or employee thereof, or abutting property owner esiring to dig or excavate into any public street or alley within his city shall apply to the City Sewer Commissioner for a permit uthorizing him to dig and excavate. The permit shall be on a lank form, to be prepared by the Sewer Commissioner, which form hall set forth the name and location of the portion of the street r alley to be excavated, the type of construction of said street lor alley, the estimated number of square feet of the improved or unimproved surface area to be excavated, and the amount of cash or the amount of the certified check required to make such excavation, �� and such other data and information as Sewer Commissioner may deem necessary and pertinent. Upon receipt of the permit issued by the Sewer Commissiorer, the applicant shall present same to the City Clerk, who shall, endorse upon said permit the fact that the applicant has deposited with him cahs or a certified check of some banking institution within the city, for the use and benefit of the city for the proper replacement of the surface to said street or alley in an amount as called for i such permit. The amount of cash or the amount of the certified check shall be in an amount large enough to cover the cost of replacing or restoring the street or alley surface in as good a condition as existed before the excavation or digging. The Sewer Commissioner shall estimate the number of square feet of street or alley to be excavated at the time the permit is issued and the cost of the permit shall be as follows: On unimproved dirt Streets or Alleys, $1.50 for any excavation up to 100 square feet and $. 10 per square foot for each square foot of excavation in excess of 100 square feet. On unimproved loose gravel or crushed stone Streets or Alleys, $20'00 for any excavation up to 20 square feet and $1.50 per 20 square feet for each 20 square feet or part thereof of excavation in excess of 20 Square feet. On Bituminous Streets or Alleys, $10 .00 for any ex- cavation up to 20 square feet and $.40 per square foot for each square foot of excavation in excess of twenty (20) square feet. On Cement Streets or Alleys, $10.00 for any excavation up to ten (10) square feet, and $0 .75 per square foot for each square foot of excavation in excess of ten (10) square feet. A. Resurfacing Paved Streets. Any person who shall excavate in the paved portion of any public street roadway, alley or sidewal shall obtain the approval of the Sewer Commissioner that the backfill meets the requirements of this article, and shall, when resurfacing exceeds 100 square feet, resurface such excavation in a manner and with such materials similar to those which were removed. Such resurfacing shall be subject to the inspectionn and approval of the Sewer Commissioner and/or the Street Commission Such resurfacing to be performed by the excavator or his contractor, y, at the written request of such excavator, be performed by the Street Commissioner at the cost of same to the contractor or the parties making the requisition. If the Street Commissioner cannot do said requested resurfacing, due to lack of time and proper facilities, said resurfacing must be completed by the party or part ' s aking the written request. All money collected for the issuance of such permits as herein above provided shall be retained by the City and placed to th credit of the vehicle fund to defray the expense of replacing the surface of the street where excavations shall have been made. Any person, firm, copartnership or corporation, or office or employee thereof, or any abutting property owner desiring to dig or excavate within any street or alley may deposit with the City Clerk of the City $100.00 in cash and then pay For any permit or permits on the first day of each month following completion of the 11worko provided that, the permit for each separate excavation must of be obtained before any excavation is made in the streets or alleys of this City. SECTION 4. Excavations and backfilling. All excavations within the streets and alleys of this city shall be made in the following manner: A. All cement, concrete, asphaltic concrete, sheet asphalt, rock asphalt and bituminous surfacing shall be removed by hand and without the use of a trenching machine. B. The street surface removed by hand shall extend at least six inches on each side of the width of the sides of excavated trench. C. If a trenching machine is to be used to remove and excavate earth, dirt, rock or other materials below the street surface, the street surface shall be re- moved for a distance of twelve inches to both sides of the back .hoe or scoop of the machine to be used. D. In the event it is intended to excavate across the entire width of any street or alley within the im- proved portion thereof, the excavation work shall be performed in sections so that no more than one half of said street or alley shall be trenched and excavated at one time so that motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic might pass over the unexcavated half of said street. The half of the street excavated first shall be backfilled in compliance with the next paragraph prior to the trenching or excavation of the other half of the street. Removal of excavated materials. Any person who shall excavate in the paved portion of any public street, roadway, alley or sidewalk pursuant to a permit obtained from the Sewer Commissioner, as provided for by ordinance, shall remove all materials excavated and shall dispose of the same prior to placing any backfill material into such excavations. Backfilling Paved Streets. Any person who shall excavate in the paved portion of any public street, roadway, alley or sidewalk shall backfill such ex- cavation with a fine stone aggregate material con- forming to the following gradation: Not more than 15% of the aggregate shall be of organic material; not more than 10% of the aggregate shall be retained on a 1" square mesh screen and not less than 20% of the aggregate shall pass a 14 mesh screen. Backfilling Unpaved Streets. Any person who shall excavate in any unpaved portion of any public street, roadway, alley or sidewalk shall backfill such ex- cavation as is provided for backfilling excavations in paved public streets, alleys and sidewalks, or upon the approval of the Sewer Commissioner, the material removed from such excavation may be used for backfill, provided, such material is placed in the excavation in lifts not exceeding twelve (12) inches and each lift being compacted to a relative density of 95%; such backfill shall be inspected by the Depart- meet of the Sewer Commissioner to determine whether the requirements of this Section have been fulfilled. E. All excavations shall be filled in the following manner: No more than twelve (12) inches of earth, rock or fill shall be replaced within said trench prior to the compact tamping thereof. This process shall be repeated until all earthwork has been firmly and securely compacted and the surface of the trench is brought to the level of the surrounding street surface. F. No backfilling work shall be initiated until the City Street Commissioner shall first be notified. The person, firm or corporation, or officer of said corporation, shall keep the excavation so refilled at a level with the surrounding street surface so as to make the surface of the excavatio safe and convenient for motor vehicle and pedestrial traffic during the period which ensues between the time of the initial backfilling and the time when the Street Commissioner is able to resurface the excavated area. SECTION 5. Police to investigate excavations. It is hereby made the duty of every police officer of the City of Jefferson to ascertain whether or not any person, firm or corporation, or any officer or employee thereof, or any abutting property owner digging or excavating within any public street or alley within this city, has secured a permit to do so. Any failure to do so shall be reported to the city attorney. Any person shall have the right to see such permit upon demand and all permits must be kept in the possession of some one present at the excavation. SECTION 6. Street Commissioner to be notified when excavation is commenced. All persons, firms or corporations or abutting property owners to whom permits shall have been issued shall notify the city street commissioner when such work is to commence and also of completion of said work. Permits -shall be issued for a period of thirty (30) days, but said period of time may be extended by the City Sewer Commissioner for a reasonable period of time, provided good cause is shown. SECTION 7. Penalty. Any person or persons, firm, copartnership or corporation, or officer or employee thereof, or any abutting propert owner, violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars nor more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Passed: 3/7/1960 Approved: 3/8/60 C. F. Whale /s/ C. F. Whale /s/ resident of the Council Mayor ttest: Henry W. Ells /s/ City Clerk tM'j ���