HomeMy WebLinkAbout2258 ORDINANCE NO. 2258
AN ORDINANCE relating to the construction and reconstruction of sidewalks,
requiring supervision thereof by the City Engineer, fixing fees for services
and work performed by the City.
THE CITY OF BR t~ERTON WES O~D~] N:
Section 1o Whenever any sidewalk, curb or driveway on public rights-of-way
in the City of Bremerton is to be constructed, the City E~gineer shall, in
addition to establishing the alignment and grade~ be vested with general
sup~..r~ision in order to insure a quality of construction in keeping with general
plans and specifications applicable to the locality in which the work is being
done. To that end, whenever an abutting property owner proposes to construct
or reconstruct a sidewalk, curb or driveway it shall be his duty, either in
person or through his contractor, in the event the work is to ce done by
contract~ to notify the City Engineer of the time the work is to be
commenced.
Section 2. No person, firm or corporation shall construct or reconstruct
any curb, sidewalk or driveway on public rights-of-way without first
obtaining a permit from the City of Bremerton. Such permit shall be issued
by the City Engineer upon written a,pplication describing accurately the
location of the work to be done and a description of the work to be done. The
applicant shall pay the sum of 4~1.00 at the time of' filing his application.
Section $. At the time of filing his application for a permit the
applicant shall deposit with the Engineering Department a fee equal to
~.gO per lineal foot oI~ frontage on the street with a minimum fee of ~20.00
which sum shall be used to help defray the costs of setting grades
and alignment.
Section 4. ~henever in the opinion of the Engineer the constru, ction
of a curb and/or gUtte~'.w~ll.-~create a hazard to adjoining property or
to the City of Br..merton he may deny the application for the construction
of a curb and/or gutter and shall set forth on the application the
reasons for his rejection of the application.
Section 5. Before any permit is granted to any person, firm or corporation,
for the construction or reconstruccion of any cu~b, sidewalk or driveway
upon public rights-of-way, such person, firm or-corporation shall secure and
deliver to the City of Bremerton and file with the City Engineer a copy of
public liability insurance to be approved by the city attorney in the Sum of
Five Thousand Dollars (~5,000) for property damage and Five Thousand Dollars
($5000) for injury to one person and Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for all
persons injured in one accident, which policy of public liability insurance
shall be the usual form of premises liability insurance.
Section 6. Where the property owner required the staking of lines or
grades for ~alks, curbs, streets or drives where such staking is to proves
the property owner with controls for const~nctlon of buildings, walks, driveways
or other improvements on his own property, the property owner shall make
application to the City Engineer for such staking. The City ~.ngineer shall
perform the work of staking such lines or grades and shall charge to the
property owner the cost to the city for such work on the basis of time~
materials and equipment rental at an hourly rate not less than ~6.~0 per
hour.
Approved on first reading 27th day of November, 1957.
Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
Dy the ~ayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such
passage this 4th day of December, 19~7.
RUTH C. CULLIN, ACTING ~¥~A¥OR
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