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ORDINANCE 985 (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY" COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTIONS 7112, 7113,
7142 and 7145A OF CHAPTER 1.. ARTICLE VII OF
THE SANTA MONICA 14UNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
PUBLIC WORKS PERMITS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA IvlONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO'im:
SECTION 1. Section 7112 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code hereby is amended to read as follmls:
SECTION 7112. Resurfacing Where Work is Done by City
Forces.
Where work is done by City Forces, all excavations shall
be refilled promptly in the most wor~~anlike manner by the permittee,
and the surplus material removed without delay. It shall be unlawful
for any person to fail, refuse or neglect to comply with any of these
regulations, or with any regulation of the Department of Public Works
governing the refilling of excavations.
The excavated or damaged area shall be replaced by the
Department of Public Works, and the cost therefor shall be charged
to the person, firm, or corporation making the excavation, according
to the following schedule.
Charges
per
Permit
Nin-
Unit irnUlll
Charges Charge
$ 2.00/sq.rt. $25.00
2.oo/sq.ft. 50.00
2.00/sq.ft. 50.00
2.00/sq.rt. 50.00
7.00/1in.ft. 50.00
7.0o/1in.ft. 50.00
11.Oo/lin.ft. 50.00
Asphaltic Pavement ................ $5.00
Portland Cement Concrete Favement.. 5.00
Sidewalks
............,...................... .
5.00
5.00
Driveways
Gutters ......a..................... 5.00
Curb s ............................................... II- 5 .. 00
Conbined Curb and Gutter .......... 5.00
SECTION 2. Section 7113 of the Santa Mo~ica Municipal
Gode hereby is amended to read as follows:
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SECTION 7113. Resurfacing Where Work is Not Done by
City Forces.
A charge for inspection of sidewalks~ curbs, gutters~
driveway approaches and for street and alley surfacing made thereon,
shall be collected at the following rates:
Sidewalks ........................
Hin-
imum
Charges Inspec-
per Inspection tion
Permit Fee Fee
$10.00 $ .1Ojsq.ft. $10.00
10.00 .10/sq.ft. 10.00
10.00 .10/lin.ft. 10.00
10.00 .10/sq.ft. 10.00
10.00 .10/lin.ft. 10.00
10.00 .1O/lin.ft. 10.00
Driveway Approaches ..............
Gut ters ............................ ~
All Classes of Pavement ..........
Curbs ............................................
Combined Curb and Gutter .........
Inspection Fee for Inspector
per ho-ur ...........................,........................................................
10.00
No persons perforNing any work under provisions of this
Chapter shall fail, neglect or refuse to remove all materials and
debris within three (3) days after completion of the work.
Any driveway~ sidewalk~ curb, gutter or street permit
which has been issued carries with it the right to place on public
property materials to be used on the job; provided, that said
materials are placed and lighted as provided by law.
No driveway approach may cross a property line as extended
without the consent of the Superintendent of Streets.
All materials and workrnanship for work provided for under
this article shall conform with applicable provisions of Standard
Specificatlons of the Department of" Engineering.
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Permits issued for the installation, repair, alteration
of sidewalks, curbs, gutters, or driveway aprons and for street
and alley surfacing, shall require that the person doing the
work under any such permit shall notify the Department of Public
Works twenty-four (24) hours before the time set for inspection.
Work completed without this notification or request for inspec-
tion will not be accepted by the Department of Public Works.
All such work shall be performed to the satisfaction of the
Superintendent of streets and under the supervision of an inspector
provided by him.
SECTION 3. Section 7142 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code hereby is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 7142. Permit and Inspection Fees.
(a) Before granting any permit pursuant to the pro-
visions of Section 7140, except applications filed by a department
of the City, the Street Superintendent shall require the payment
by the applicant therefor of a fee in the sum of $25.00 for each
such permit issued, which fee shall include the payment of one
inspection only. A fee of $10.00 Shall be charged for each additional
inspection required. If connection to the City sewer is made prior
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to the securing of the sewer permit required in Section 7140~ all
applicable fees, deposits and charges shall be in an amount that
is twice the amount provided in Article VII, Chapter I of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code.
(b) Permits and inspection fees required by this section
are in addition to any permit or inspection fees or deposits
required by Section 7107 to 7113 inclusive.
(c) If there is no existing Y-branch or opening in the
main line sewer~ storm drain or catch basin~ an additional saddle
or tapping fee must be prepaid in accordance with Section 7145,
before any permit will be issued under this section.
SECTION 4. Section 7145A of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code hereby is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 7145A. Sewer Capping.
(a) Before the Building Officer shall issue a Building
Demolition and/or Moving Permit, a permit must be secured from the
Street Superintendent to cap the sanitary sewer at the property line.
(b) Upon receipt of an application to cap a sewer connec-
tion at the property line, the Street Superintendent shall issue a
sewer capping permit upon the payment of a fee in the sum of $10.00
for each permit issued, which fee shall include one inspection only.
A fee of $10.00 shall be charged for each additional inspection
required. The permit shall become void at the same time the build-
ing demolition or moving per~it, as the case may be, becomes void.
(c) An owner or possessor of land Shall, within five (5)
days after demolition or removal of any structure upon the land to
which a sewer is attached, cause the sewer to be capped at the
property line. The capped sewer shall not be backfilled until
inspected by the Department of Public Works.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City Clerk Shall cause
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the same to be published once in the official newspaper within
fifteen days after its adoption. This ordinance shall become
effective after thirty days from its adoption.
ADOPTED this 4th day of
February
, 1975.
ATrEST:
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( rty Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA j
COm~TY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
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I do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was
duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City Council on
the
28th day of January
, 1975; that thereafter the said
ordinance was duly adopted at a meetlng of the City Council on the
4th day of
February
, 1975~ by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives,
van den Steenhoven, Hoover
NOES: Councilmen: Judson
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
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