HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 677 ORDINANCE NO. 677
STREETS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Laurel, there
is hereby added to the Laurel Municipal Code to Section ll.B2.0BO
the following:
Section ll. B2.0BO Streets.
A. Supervi$io~ ~11~ maintenance and repairs of public streets,
alleys, sidewalks and other public ways shall be under the
supervision of the City Engineer. He shall be charged with
the enforcement of all ordinances and provisions relating
to such public places (except traffic ordinances) and is
hereby authorized to enforce such ordinances.
B. Construction It shall be unlawful to construct or lay any
pavement on any public street, sidewalk, alley or other
public way, or to repair the same, without having first
secured a permit therefor. Applications for such permits
shall be made to the City Clerk, and approved by the City
Engineer, and shall state the location of the intended
pavement or repair, the extent thereof, and the person or
firm who is to do the actual construction work. No such
permit shall be issued except where the work will conform
to the ordinances of the city.
C. Engineer Plans Each applicant for construction or recon-
struction of any public street, alley or other public way,
shall file with the City Engineer engineering plans and
specifications prepared by an engineer certified by the
State of Montana. No permit shall be issued until the
engineering plans and specifications are approved by the
City Engineer.
The City Engineer or any certified engineer may prepare
the engineering plans and specifications for construction
or reconstruction of any public street. Engineering plans
and specifications preparation costs of the City Engineer
shall be paid by the applicant. The engineering plans
and specifications preparation costs to be based on the
reasonable, customary charges for such services.
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D. Inspection All street improvements shall be inspected
during the course of construction by an inspector appointed
by the City Engineer, salaries and other costs in connection
with such inspections to be paid by the applicant, such
costs to be based on the reasonable, customary charges for
such services.
E. Bond Each contractor for construction or reconstruction
of any public street shall file a bond in the amount equal
to the estimated cost of construction
and conditioned to indemnify the City
resulting from the work undertaken or
the same.
of the improvement
for any loss or damage
the manner of doing
F. Specifications All street and sidewalk pavements shall
be made in conformity with specifications laid down or
approved from time to time by the City Council.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on
February 5 , 1980, by Alderman Ehrlick
Passed by the Laurel City Council and approved by the
Mayor this 5th day of February , 1980.
-~homas L. B~a~ley, City Atto~.
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