[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.02; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person whose operations include the construction, repair,
rearrangement, alteration or dismantling of any facility located wholly
or in part, in or along a street, alley, sidewalk or other public
property.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.03; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
The provisions of this article shall apply to City operations.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.04; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
(a)
Whenever practicable, all materials required for construction, repairs,
rearrangement, or alteration, or recovered by dismantling operations
shall be stored outside the dedicated streets or alleys.
(b)
In special cases, such materials may be stored temporarily within
the dedicated streets or alleys when this is covered by specific authority
included in the excavation permit or the building permit.
(c)
Whenever practicable, the material shall be stored outside the swaths
used for the traveled roadway and sidewalks.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.05; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
Whenever any person shall excavate across the sidewalk of any
street for any purpose, the constructing party shall place a strong
and substantial footbridge over such excavation in the line of the
sidewalk; the bridge shall be at least four feet broad, and securely
railed on each side so that foot passengers may pass over it safely
and conveniently at all times.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.10; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
(a)
A pedestrian lane, at least three feet wide, shall be provided around
any construction area encroaching on a sidewalk. The pedestrian lane
may be immediately adjacent to a vehicular lane if the two are separated
by a continuous barricade or fence. The pedestrian lane shall be so
located as to have firm relative smooth surfacing and free of surface
drainage flow or flooding during unfavorable weather. If necessary,
flooring shall be installed to meet these conditions.
(b)
If the constructing party's operations include handling materials
or performing work above any area used for a pedestrian walkway, either
temporary or permanent, there shall be built over such walkway a framework
and covering composed of supports and stringers of three-inch-by-twelve-inch
timbers or the equivalent, not more than eight feet from centers,
covered by two layers of two-inch planks. The framework and covering
shall remain in place as long as the construction operations require
working over the walkway.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.06; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
In all cases where an excavation is made entirely across the
traveled portion of any street, a substantial roadway shall be provided
and maintained by the constructing party until the excavation has
been filled.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.07; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
Each person who shall cause to be made an excavation in or adjoining
a public street, sidewalk, alley or public place shall cause the entire
work area to be fenced in with a substantial fence or barricade not
less than three feet high or otherwise protected in such a manner
as may be specified in the excavation permit, and so placed as a warning
to prevent persons, animals or vehicles from falling into the excavation.
Each person making or causing to be made any such excavation and any
person who shall occupy or cause to be occupied any portion of any
street, sidewalk, alley or public place with material or any obstruction
shall cause one red or amber light to be securely and conspicuously
posted on or near the excavation, material or obstruction providing
the obstruction does not extend more than 10 feet in length; and if
over 10 feet and less than 50 feet, two red or amber lights, one at
each end shall be placed; and one additional light for each additional
50 feet or part thereof; and shall keep such light or lights burning
or flashing during the entire night.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.08; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
All work subject to this article shall be planned and executed
in such a manner as to maintain safe access to all residences and
places of business. Whenever necessary, temporary footbridges or roadways
shall be provided as specified in this article to provide this access.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.09; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
Whenever the constructing party's operations encroach upon or extend into a vehicular lane, warning signs and protective devices, in addition to those specified in § 20-172, shall be provided and kept in place for the entire time the encroachment is in effect, as follows:
(a)
Traffic cones or equivalent markers shall be placed to channelize
vehicular traffic around the construction area. A warning sign shall
be displayed to warn traffic approaching the encroachment. The sign
shall be located outside the traffic lane, at least 300 feet from
the obstruction, and mounted at a sufficient height to be visible
above passenger motor vehicles. The face of the sign visible to approaching
traffic shall bear a notice similar to the following:
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"BARRICADE AHEAD
Form Single Line
Left (or Right)"
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(b)
Whenever the encroachment upon the street can cause traffic in one
direction to be diverted into the path of oppositely directed traffic,
the warning sign shall be displayed on each side of the obstruction.
The sign shall be lettered:
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"BARRICADE AHEAD
One-Way Traffic"
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(c)
The notices shall be printed in bold letters contrasting with the
background coloring of the sign and at night shall be illuminated
with a white or yellow light of adequate intensity to make the warning
readily visible.
(d)
When the encroachment is of comparatively short duration, a sign
bearing the notation:
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"MEN WORKING"
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may be substituted for the "Barricade Ahead" sign; however,
the "Men Working" sign shall be supplemented by red warning flags
or a comparable conspicuous device mounted on a standard of sufficient
height to be visible above passenger motor vehicles, and located on
the approach side of the obstruction.
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(e)
Whenever necessary, the constructing party shall provide flagmen
as required to direct the flow of traffic through the construction
area.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.11; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
At all times, all active vehicular lanes and pedestrian walkways
shall be kept free of all construction materials, rubble and debris.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.12; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
(a)
At the completion of the work on a project subject to this article,
all vehicular and pedestrian traffic lanes shall be restored to the
normal pattern and all barricades, fences, warning signs and similar
devices shall be removed. The entire street and sidewalks affected
by the encroachments shall be cleared broom clean.
(b)
Whenever possible during the work on a project subject to this article,
the vehicular and pedestrian lanes shall be restored to the normal
pattern, even though this is a temporary condition. In such cases,
the barricades, fences and other warning devices shall be removed
to avoid any confusion in traffic directional arrangements. The warning
sign marked "Barricade Ahead" may be securely covered to obliterate
the warning in lieu of removing the sign.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, §§ 28.13, 28.14; Ord. No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
(a)
The Chief of Police shall make such inspections as required to determine
whether or not the protective measures applied are adequate to handle
the vehicular or pedestrian traffic through the area affected by the
construction encroachments. In case the provisions of this article
are not complied with, the Director of Public Services shall notify
the constructing party to cease all work on the project until corrective
measures have been applied.
(b)
The City Engineer, the Building Commissioner and the Plumbing Inspector shall furnish the Chief of Police with a copy of all excavation permits and building permits to assist in the discharge of responsibilities prescribed by Subsection (a). A copy of the permits or verbal notification of such permits shall be furnished to the Fire Chief.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 28.03; Ord.
No. 5198, 7-11-1968]
The constructing party shall be responsible for and bear the
entire expense of providing all flagmen, warning signs, barricades,
lights and any other warning devices required by this article to mark
or guard work areas.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 12.01]
No unauthorized person shall remove, break or extinguish any
lantern or danger signal which has been placed on any street or alley
to protect persons against accidents.
[Ord. No. 5704, § 1, 5-16-1974]
Motor vehicles or work equipment which is used in connection
with installing, servicing, or repairing public utilities located
behind the curb, or motor vehicles or work equipment which must traverse
a curb or sidewalk in order to reach a work site, shall comply with
the following regulations:
(a)
A motor vehicle or work equipment unit equipped with steel cleated
treads or the equivalent shall not be moved along or across any paved
sidewalk or street unless:
(b)
Motor vehicles with rubber tires or similarly mounted work equipment may be moved across or along a portland cement driveway without any protective arrangements provided the vertical loading does not exceed 2,000 pounds per wheel, otherwise plank protection shall be provided as described in Subsection (d) below. In the case of vehicles with dual wheels, the two-thousand-pound limit applies to the dual wheel assembly.
Asphaltic concrete sidewalks or driveways shall be protected
with planking when the vertical loading is 1,000 pounds or more per
wheel.
(c)
Motor vehicles or work equipment may cross curbs, provided a temporary
ramp arrangement of planking is provided so that the vertical loading
does not exceed 1,000 pounds for asphaltic concrete curbs or 2,000
pounds for portland cement curbs for any single-wheel assembly. Dual wheels shall be considered
as a single unit.
(d)
Where plank protection is specified, the planks shall be provided
under each wheel and the long dimension of the plank shall run approximately
parallel to the axle of the wheel. Each plank shall be made of either
solid or laminated hardwood and shall have approximate dimensions
of two inches in thickness, 10 inches in width, and a length of at
least three feet for a single wheel and five feet for a dual wheel.
The planks shall be placed so that the vertical loading will be applied
at approximately the center of each plank.
(e)
If a sidewalk or driveway is damaged by parking or operating a motor
vehicle or other machine work unit across or along such paved surface,
the owner or operator of the machinery shall make all repairs by replacing
the damaged section of the curb, sidewalk or driveway.
