§ 13-204. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.

(a)

A permit for any street work described in Section 13-202 which requires a permit shall be issued under the provisions of this article. Upon the filing of an application, it shall be the duty and responsibility of the Director to examine the application, and in the event the excavation proposed to be made or work proposed to be done under said application is in accordance with the provisions of this article, ordinances of the city and the laws of the State of California applicable thereto, the Director shall approve the application to make the excavation or do the proposed work. In the event it shall appear that the excavation or the work is proposed to be made or done in such a manner that it will not conform to or be in accordance with the provisions of this article, ordinances of the city or the laws of the State of California applicable thereto, then and in that event, it shall be the duty of the Director to refuse to issue a permit for the doing of the work.

(b)

When an emergency arises involving an immediate hazard to persons or property, so that any work must be commenced or done before it is possible to obtain the necessary permit as required under this article, the work may be commenced or done without a permit, provided that the application and permit as required by this article be made and obtained not later than the following city working day after commencement of the work.

(c)

No application or permit shall be required for the installation of a pole or poles by a public utility corporation, except where a pole is removed from or placed in existing concrete work.

(d)

Whenever the Council or the Board of Supervisors, whichever is applicable, has adopted a resolution of intention to construct improvements by special assessments in the city, no permit for any private work for the construction or installation of the improvements described in the resolution of intention shall thereafter be issued until the hearing of protest has been finally determined in favor of any protestants or the proposed work has been consummated.

(e)

Permits for the construction of driveway approaches shall not be issued unless vehicles to be served or serviced can be parked as required by Chapter 12 of this code. Permits for the repair of existing approaches may be issued.

(f)

Whenever any work requiring a permit under this article has been commenced without first obtaining the required permit, an inspection of the work already performed shall be conducted to ensure safety and code compliance before a permit may be issued. The Director shall impose and collect the applicable permit fee and a surcharge whether or not a permit is ever issued. The surcharge shall be specified in the Master Fee Schedule. The payment of such surcharge shall not exempt any person from complying with all the provisions of this article or from any other penalty prescribed by law.

(Rep. and Added Ord. 6667, 1965; Am. Ord. 71-24, 1971; Am. Ord. 73-96, § 1, eff. 7-22-73; Am. Ord. 86-132, § 1, eff. 9-12-86; Am. Ord. 2015-27, § 1, eff. 9-28-15).