§ 14-72. Permit issuance and inspections.

(a)

Copy to applicant. Upon approval of the application, one (1) copy of the approved plans and the use permit will be returned to the applicant.

(b)

Permit available on-site. The use permit must be available at all times at the work site while work is being performed. Any work in progress on, or use of, city property without a valid use permit available at the site shall be suspended until such time as a valid use permit is produced on the site.

(c)

Permit is valid for three (3) months. The permit is valid for a period not to exceed three (3) months. The expiration date will appear on the permit. No work will be performed under an expired permit. Prior to expiration, a request for an extension may be submitted to the public works director. Extension requests shall be submitted a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the permit. Only three (3), ninety-day extensions may be granted. After the maximum number of extensions are reached, a new permit application must be submitted for the remaining work.

(d)

Inspection and approval of materials and work. The public works director shall have the right to inspect and approve materials and/or phases of permitted work at any time. Final inspection and acceptance of the permitted work by the public works director must be obtained prior to completion of the work. Work will be considered incomplete until that portion of the permit indicating final inspection and approval has been signed and dated by the public works director.

(e)

Notice to city for subterranean road crossing. The permittee shall notify the public works director at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to beginning work, and prior to commencing any subterranean road crossing, whether by boring, jacking, pushing, pulling, driving, or some combination of these. The date, time and location regarding these scheduled subterranean crossings must be given at the time of this notification.

(f)

Underground facilities. Underground facilities (buried cable, water lines, etc.) will not be covered until approved by the public works director, either through on-site inspection or prior authorization.

(g)

Failure to obtain inspections. Failure of the permittee to obtain the appropriate inspections prior to proceeding with work shall not relieve the permittee from re-excavation or other measures necessary for the inspection of the work.

(h)

Correction of noncompliance. Any and/or all items found not to be in compliance with these regulations will be immediately corrected by the permittee.

(i)

Permit termination. The public works director's signature on the completion line on the permit terminates that permit and no further work may be done under the permit.

(Ord. No. 18-16 , § 2, 11-13-18)