HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #312 ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON_- BEACH AlIENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 19 OF SAID CITY, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
THE OBSTRUCTION OF STREETS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
WITHIN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH FOR ANY PURPOSES WITHOUT A PER-
MIT; ALSO REQUIRING THE LIGHTING OF SAID OBSTRUCTIONS BY NIGHT , AND
RZGTJLATING THE CUTTING, EXCAVATING IN, UPON AND ALONG IMPROVED STREETS
IN SAID CITY.-"
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach do ordain
as follows:
Section 1. That Section 3 of. said Ordinance No. 19 of the
City of Huntington Beach be, and the same is hereby amended so as to
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read as follows:
"Section 3 . Any person, firm or corporation desiring to en-
gage in any trade or business or to move or construct a building, make
repairs , or to perform any other work by which it may become necessary
to place any such building, stand, counter, lunch wagon, wagon stand,
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band stand, structure, building material, gravel , dirt , excavation or
other obstruction upon or in the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public
places within the said City, must first obtain a permit from the Su-
perintendent of Streets of said City to place any obstruction as here-
inabove mentioned upon or in said streets , alleys, sidewalks or public
places, and the said Superintendent of Streets of said City may issue
such permit upon the payment of the sum of Five Dollars ($5-00) to the
City of Huntington Beach therefor; provided, however, that in the event
the person, firm or corporation making such application is the owner or
holder of a franchise or reservation of interest in said street.,-- alley,
\\�, sidewalk or public place to keep or maintain any pipe line , telephone
line or pole system in or upon any of said public streets, alleys, side'-
walks or public places or said excavation is for the purpose of connect-
ing with sewer, water or gas pipe lines by such person, firm or corpora-
tion, then and in that event said application and permit may be granted
without charge.
Each person, firm or corporation having authority from the
City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, as provided in Section
I of this Ordinance, to out , remove , excavate in, upon, across or
along any paved or improved street, alley, sidewalk, curb or other
public places in said City , upon and at the time of making applica-
tion to the Superintendent of Streets of said City for permit to
so cut or excavate in, upon or along, or remove or obstruct any such
paved or improved street , curb, sidewalk, alley or any other public
place, shall pay in lawful money of the United States, to the City
of Huntington Beach, a sum calculated at the rate of seventy cents
( $. 70) for each and every square foot and fraction thereof of all
such paving, curb, sidewalk, or other public places proposed to be
cut or removed according to the statement thereof contained in such
application, to cover the cost and expense of back filling and tamp-
ing such excavations, to pay the costs of repairing and z,nd all ad
ditional damage to said improved streets, curbs, sidewalks, alleys
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and public places caused by or resulting from, or arising out of
such cutting, excavating and or removal. All money so paid_ to the
City of Huntington Beach shall be deposited in such fund as the
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City Council may direct , and shall be used and expended by the City
of Huntington Beach to restore all such improvements and make all
necessary repairs and back fills. Each application for permit to
obstruct any unimproved street , lane , alley or public place, shall
be accompanied by a special deposit of a sum of :Honey sufficient to
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cover the costs of replacing such streets, lanes, alleys or other
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public places in the condition in which it was immediately prior
to proposed excavation,- which said amount shall be determined in i
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accordance With the schedule therefor decided upon by the City
Engineer of the said City, and sa.iddschedule shall apply to all
persons, firms or corporations alike who make application to ob-
struct any unimproved street, alley, lane or other public place.
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The application herein mentioned shall be upon a form pro-
vided therefor by the Superintendent of Streets. It shall be the
duty of the Superintendent of Streets of said City to properly back /,____
fill , tarap and settle with water all ditches and excavations in, up-
on or along any public street , lane, alley, sidewalk, curb or other
public place as soon as shall be practicable after the completion
of the work or repair, removal or installation by the person, firm,
or corporation making the same , and shall pave and repair all such
improved public streets, curbs and other public places.
Each application for permit shall contain the following
inf orma.t ion:
(1 ) The amount in square feet of pavement, sidewalk, curb,
dirt street , or oil and gravel street to be removed or excavated.
(2) Estimated length of time to make such proposed repair
or installation.
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(3 ) The method of making repair or installation.
(4) Any such other information as may be required by the
Superintendent of Streets.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordin-
ance , and shall cause the same to be published once in Huntington
Beach News, a newspaper published and printed and circulated in the
said City of Huntington' Beach, and the same shall take effect and
be in force from and after its rublication.
Passed and adopted this day of —192
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President of the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach.
Attest :
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City -Clerk"and Ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach.STATE
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
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COUNTY OF ORANGE,
CITY OF HU>>TT INGTON BEACH.
I . C. R. FURR, City Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing ordinance was read to the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting thereof on the 4 day 'of December, 1927, and was
again read to the said City Council of said City at a regular
meeting of the said City Council held on the day of
192 , and was by said City Council passed and adopted t�fowing
vote , to-wit:
Ayes--Councilmen- _
Noes-
Absent--Councilmen--
City Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk of
The City Council of the City of Hunt-
ington Beach, California.
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