HomeMy Public PortalAbout1998-26 City CodeORDINANCE # 1998 -26
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 4.
OF THE GREENCASTLE CITY CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Greencastle, Indiana previously adopted the Greencastle City
Code.
WHEREAS, the City Engineer, desires to change the Greencastle City Code to be
more in line with common practices and needs of the City of Greencastle when
construction occurs within public rights -of -way,
BE IT ORDAINED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle,
Indiana, that Article 4. of the Greencastle City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 4. CONSTRUCTION WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHTS -OF -WAY
Sec. 7 -50 Requirement for and Acquisition of a Construction Permit:
A. Any permitee desiring or finding it necessary to construct within the public rights -
of -way of the City of Greencastle must make application to the City Street
Commissioner to secure a Construction Permit. If the work within the rights -of -way
is of a repetitive nature, the permitee may apply for an Annual Permit. The
application for an Annual Permit shall be accompanied by a performance bond, in the
amount of $7,500.00, guaranteeing the construction work to be accomplished by the
permitee, will be performed in compliance with and according to the standards
specified in this article.
B. Any permitee desiring or finding it necessary to construct within public rights -of-
way of the City of Greencastle may, at its option and in lieu of complying with the
provisions of paragraph A. above, make application to the Street Commissioner for an
Individual Permit to construct at a single location within a public right -of -way. A
description of the proposed construction work shall be contained within the
application. Monetary surety for the Individual Permit shall be made to the City Clerk -
Treasurer in the form of a performance bond or cashiers check, in accordance with the
following schedule:
a. Trench Excavations:
1. 0 to 2 feet deep; $ 4.80 per horizontal square foot.
2. 2 to 4 feet deep; $ 6.40 per horizontal square foot.
3. 4 to 6 feet deep; $ 7.00 per horizontal square foot.
® 4.6 to 8 feet deep; $ 7.60 per horizontal square foot.
5. Greater than 8 feet deep: $ 8.60 per horizontal square foot.
" S e c . 7 - 5 1 N o t i f i c a t i o n t o C i t y o f T i m e a n d P l a c e o f C o n s t r u c t i o n W o r k
A . A n y p e r m i t e e , h a v i n g b e e n g r a n t e d a n I n d i v i d u a l o r A n n u a l P e r m i t b y t h e C l e r k -
T r e a s u r e r , s h a l l n o t i f y t h e S t r e e t C o m m i s s i o n e r o f t h e t i m e a n d p l a c e o f i n i t i a t i o n o f t h e
c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k , a m i n i m u m o f t w o b u s i n e s s d a y s i n a d v a n c e o f i n i t i a t i n g t h e w o r k .
B . F a i l u r e t o g i v e n o t i c e a s p r e s c r i b e d i n P a r a g r a p h A o f t h i s s e c t i o n , s h a l l b e
g r o u n d s f o r r e v o c a t i o n o f t h e P e r m i t , a n d t h e r e a f t e r f o r a p e r i o d o f o n e y e a r t h e
p e r m i t e e s h a l l b e d i s q u a l i f i e d f r o m a p p l y i n g f o r a n o t h e r I n d i v i d u a l o r A n n u a l P e r m i t .
S e c . 7 - 5 2 S a f e t y a n d C o n s t r u c t i o n R e q u i r e m e n t s
A . D u r i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k , t h e p e r m i t e e s h a l l p r o v i d e o r c a u s e t o b e p r o v i d e d a t t h e
c o n s t r u c t i o n s i t e s a f e t y a n d t r a f f i c c o n t r o l m e a s u r e s c o n f o r m i n g w i t h t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s
o f I n d i a n a O S H A a n d t h e I n d i a n a M a n u a l o f U n i f o r m T r a f f i c C o n t r o l D e v i c e s .
B . A l l c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k s h a l l b e p e r f o r m e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e s t a n d a r d d r a w i n g s
a n d d e t a i l s , c o p i e s o f w h i c h a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m t h e S t r e e t C o m m i s s i o n e r .
S e c . 7 - 5 3 P a y m e n t o f C i t y R e p a i r C o s t s
A . A f t e r c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e w o r k t o t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n o f t h e S t r e e t C o m m i s s i o n e r a n d t h e
� C i t y E n g i n e e r , t h e S t r e e t C o m m i s s i o n e r s h a l l f i l e w i t h t h e C i t y C l e r k - T r e a s u r e r , a n
i t e m i z e d s t a t e m e n t o f t h e C i t y ' s c o s t s i n c o m p l e t i n g t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k w i t h i n t h e
R i g h t - o f - W a y , i f a n y . T h e c o s t s s h a l l b e b a s e d u p o n t h e c u r r e n t s c h e d u l e o f r a t e s f o r
e q u i p m e n t , l a b o r a n d m a t e r i a l s o n f i l e w i t h t h e S t r e e t C o m m i s s i o n e r . T h e f u r t h e r s u m
o f $ 5 0 . 0 0 s h a l l b e r e t a i n e d b y t h e C i t y a s c o m p e n s a t i o n f o r t h e s e r v i c e s r e n d e r e d b y
t h e C i t y ; a n y b a l a n c e o f t h e P e r m i t f e e r e m a i n i n g a f t e r d e d u c t i o n o f t h e a b o v e
d e s c r i b e d c o s t s s h a l l b e r e f u n d e d t o t h e p e r m i t e e .
B . I n t h e e v e n t t h e i t e m i z e d s t a t e m e n t o f c o s t s o f c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k
w i t h i n t h e R i g h t - o f W a y , i n c l u d i n g t h e s u m o f $ 5 0 . 0 0 t o b e r e t a i n e d b y t h e C i t y ,
e x c e e d s t h e a m o u n t o f P e r m i t f e e m a d e , t h e p e r m i t e e s h a l l p a y t h e a d d i t i o n a l a m o u n t
t o t h e C i t y C l e r k - T r e a s u r e r . S h o u l d t h e p e r m i t e e f a i l t o p a y t h e a d d i t i o n a l a m o u n t
w i t h i n 6 0 d a y s , t h e a m o u n t o u t s t a n d i n g s h a l l b e f i l e d a s a l i e n u p o n t h e p r o p e r t y ,
b e c a u s e o f w h i c h t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k w a s d o n e , a n d t h e a m o u n t s h a l l b e c e r t i f i e d t o
t h e C o u n t y T r e a s u r e r a n d s h a l l b e c o l l e c t e d b y t h e C o u n t y T r e a s u r e r a s t a x e s a r e
c o l l e c t e d .
S e c . 7 - 5 5 V i o l a t i o n s a n d P e n a l t i e s
A n y p e r s o n v i o l a t i n g t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s c h a p t e r o r w h o s h a l l f a i l t o c o m p l y w i t h a n y
o f t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h i s c h a p t e r c o m m i t s a C l a s s D O r d i n a n c e v i o l a t i o n a n d s h a l l b e
f i n e d i n a n y s u m n o t e x c e e d i n g $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 f o r e a c h d a y o f v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s c h a p t e r .
1 1
b. Driveway Construction:
1. 0 to 12 lineal feet of driveway width; $ 1500.00
2. 12 to 24 lineal feet of driveway width; $ 3000.00
3. Greater than 24 feet of driveway width; $ 4,500.00
Note: Driveways shall be located so as to result in no undue interference
with, or hazard to, the free movement of normal vehicular traffic, as
determined by the City Engineer, and so that areas of traffic
congestions will not be created on the streets of the City.
C. Upon the application being made and the provision for monetary surety, a Permit
shall be issued by the City Street Commissioner.
D. In the event the permitee desires to secure the services of a qualified contractor to
execute the construction work within the rights -of -way, the permitee shall have the
contractor work under the permitee's Permit with the application and payment in
accordance with this Section.
E. Permitee shall purchase and maintain such liability and other insurance as is
appropriate for the work being performed and furnished and as will provide protection
from claims which may arise out of or result from permitee's performance and
furnishing of the work and other obligations. The limits of liability for insurance shall
• provide the following coverages for not less than the following amounts or greater
where required by Laws and Regulations:
1. Worker's Compensation:
a. State: Statutory
b. Employer's Liability: $ 500,000.
2. Contractor's Liability Insurance:
(1) General Aggregate (see Note 1): $ 2,000,000.
(2) Products- Completed Operations Aggregate (see Note 2): $ 2,000,000.
(3) Personal and Advertising Injury (Per Person /Organization): $ 1,000,000.
(4) Each Occurence (Bodily Injury and Property Damage): $ 1,000,000.
(5) Property Damage liability insurance will provide
Explosion, Collapse and Underground coverages: $ 1,000,000.
(6) Umbrella Liability:
a. General Aggregate: $ 1,000,000.
b. Each Occurence: $ 1,000,000.
Note 1. The City of Greencastle shall be named as additional insureds with
certificates of insurance to be provided to the City of Greencastle
with a 30 day cancellation provision.
Note 2. This is a "per job" aggregate.
C'1
® Sec. 7 -56 through Sec. 7 -59 Reserved for Future Use.
BE IT ORDAINED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle,
Indiana. that Article 4. of the Greencastle Citv Code is hereby amended.
PASSE .QND AD E b r the Common Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana
this W day of . 1998.
Nancy A.(Yichael, Mayor
1 3 114 Ew 7 111-
.- -
Presented by me to the Mayor of Greencastle, Indiana this 2 &5ay of
® 1998, at o'clock L�_. M.
S. Jones, Cleyk,,Treasurer
Approved and signed by me this � day of 1998 at -- o'clock i