Chapter 12.28 - EXCAVATIONS

12.28.010 - Excavations.#

It is unlawful for any person not in the employ of the city of South Salt Lake to make any excavation in any street, lane or alley, or remove any pavement or other materials forming any improvement thereon without a permit from the city of South Salt Lake. It is unlawful for any employee of the city of South Salt Lake to make any such excavations unless duly authorized by the city engineering department.

(Editorially amended during 10/96 supplement; prior code § 12-1-4)

12.28.020 - Bonds and permit fees for excavations.#

A.

No permits for street excavations shall be issued until written application therefor has been made and signed by the party making the excavation or by the party at whose instance it is to be made; nor until the applicant has filed with the city a bond of indemnity signed by sureties acceptable to the public works supervisor or city engineering department and in an amount to be determined by said public works supervisor or city engineering department at the time such permit is issued; and conditioned that the person making the excavation will erect and maintain about said excavation, and until the street is restored to its normal condition, sufficient guards or signals or barricades and/or lights, to give warning to approaching traffic, and will immediately upon the completion of said work, restore said street to the same condition in which it existed prior to said excavation, with ninety-five (95) percent compaction, and will remove rocks, dirt and rubbish from the street, and will save the city harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, demands or damages for any and all injuries to person or property arising in any manner out of or by reason of any such excavation. The repair and inspection of such excavations shall be made under the direction of the public works supervisor or city engineering department or his authorized representative and shall meet the requirements and specifications set forth by him. If any of the provisions of this chapter are violated, the public works supervisor or city engineering department may fill any such excavation or do anything else necessary or proper to repair said street at the expense of the person making the same. No permit shall remain valid for a longer period than ten days, unless by permission of the public works supervisor or city engineering department.

B.

Fees and Charges.

1.

For excavating in any public sidewalk, street, alleyway, thoroughfare or avenue, the permit fee and asphalt cutting fee are to be set by the city engineering department.

2.

Resurfacing fees shall be set by the city engineering department.

(Editorially amended during 10/96 supplement; prior code § 12-1-5)

12.28.030 - Enclosure around excavation required.#

It is unlawful for any person by or for whom any excavation is made in a public street for any purpose, to fail to cause a barricade or other sufficient enclosure to be placed around such excavation, together with the dirt, gravel or other material thrown therefrom, and to maintain such enclosure during the whole time for which such excavation continues. Such barricade or enclosure shall have lighted lanterns or some other proper and sufficient lights attached thereto and kept burning from the beginning of twilight through the whole of every night during all the time such excavation exists. It is unlawful for any person maliciously or wantonly, and without legal cause, to extinguish, remove or diminish said lights or to tear down or remove any barricade or enclosure fixed in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(Prior code § 12-1-6)

12.28.040 - Failure to restore street to normal condition.#

It is unlawful for any person having made an excavation in any street, whether under a permit or otherwise, to fail, neglect or refuse for a period of five days after notice from the public works supervisor or city engineering department, to restore said street to its normal condition.

(Editorially amended during 10/96 supplement; prior code § 12-1-7)