Amending Chapter 6, 17 and 18 to Include New Rules, Regulations & Service Charges for Various Permits and Reviews in Connection with Stormwater Control and Construction in the Right-of-Way

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ARTICLE 3 — CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS, CURBS,_4ND GUTTERS,DRIVEWAYS,ALLEYS,AND ROADWAYS Sec. 18-35 Duty of abutting property owner; permit;issuance; fees. (a) Any property owner (which includes tenant, occupant or contractor) upon his own initiative and without notice may, or in case of written notice from the Board of Public Works-and Safety or its designee as provided by law shall, construct, reconstruct, repair and grade a sidewalk and/or curb and/or gutter at the edge of a sidewalk and/or driveway and/or roadway and/or or alley abutting or bordering upon the property. (b) Such owner shall first make application to the City Engineer or his designee for a construction permit to be issued by such Board. (c) Upon compliance with the provision of this Section and approval of the application by the City Engineer or his designee the Board shall issue a permit. (d) The permit fee for each curb cut shall be tcn dollars ($10.00)type of construction shall be as follows: Separate Processing Fee $25 Curb or Sidewalk—Repair(Replacement In-Kind) $0 (Processing Fee Waived) Curb or Sidewalk—New/Modification $5 per ten linear feet ($25 minimum) Roadway or Alley $10 per ten linear feet($50 minimum) Residential Curb Cut (Driveway)—New/Modification $35 Residential Curb Cut (Driveway)—Repair (Replacement In-Kind) $15 Non-Residential Curb Cut (Driveway)—New/Modification $130 Non-Residential Curb Cut(Driveway)—Repair (Replacement In-Kind) $95 Re-inspection $25 (e) City-funded or City Utilities-funded public improvement construction projects shall not be subject to City construction fees; however, the contractor or City department doing any such construction work must apply and receive approval for construction permits as described in Section 18-35. Sec. 18-43. Penalty for Violation_': • : • : ; • : • '• • ; • • • • • : • • (a) No person shall engage in the business of sidewalk contractor or in the business of laying any sidewalk or setting any curbing or guttering in the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds of the City without first having obtained a permitliccnsc. (13) Any person who fails to obtain the necessary construction permit shall be shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day nor more than one thousand ($1,000.00) per day, until such time as an approved permit is obtained, in addition to being liable for the appropriate fee from the date said construction began. Enforcement 6