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17.32.050 Work Allowed and Required Under Permit.

City Code Section
  1. A. Upon receipt of the completed application, proper and satisfactory bond, and payment of all applicable fees, the City Administrator may issue the requested permit, unless there are reasons of public interest to the contrary. The permit may include restrictions or conditions as deemed necessary by the City Administrator.
  2. B. All persons doing work under a permit must comply with all the conditions of the permit as specified by the City Administrator and perform work to the standards set by the City Administrator. The City Administrator may establish standards for particular types or classes of work to be performed by persons permitted to work on BES facilities in streets, easements, or other public property. Such conditions may include:
    1. 1. Full payment of permit fees.
    2. 2. Specifics about the kind of work and the time in which the work is to be completed.
    3. 3. Such other requirements as the City Administrator finds appropriate in the public interest. 
  3. C. The City Administrator may refuse to accept work that is not in full compliance with the plans, specifications, permit or other contract documents. If the work is refused, it will not be accepted unless it is brought into full compliance.
    1. 1. All work must comply with the following design and construction standards;
      1. a. Sanitary, wastewater or other discharges to the sanitary or combined system must comply with the Sewer and Drainage Facilities Design Manual and the Source Control Manual.
      2. b. Stormwater, groundwater discharge or other waters discharged to the City’s storm sewer and drainage system must comply with the Stormwater Management Manual, the Source Control Manual, and Chapter 17.38.
  4. D. All components of the City sewer, storm sewer and drainage system must be located within public rights-of-way, including easements. The width of public rights-of-way must be adequate to allow reasonable access for inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement, using standard construction methods. The minimum width for City sewer, storm sewer or drainage easements located outside of the public right-of-way is 15 feet. The City Administrator may require enlargement of an easement as necessary to address topographic conditions, the design of the improvement, or other relevant factors.
  5. E. It is unlawful for any person who obtains a permit to fail or refuse to immediately remove all surplus sand, earth, rubbish, and other material from public streets and other public areas. All public streets, easements, and other public properties must be repaired or replaced to a condition satisfactory to the City Administrator at the permittee’s own expense for the period of two years from the date of the completion of the work, as acknowledged in writing by the City.
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