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N ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ADDING
3 NEW SECTIONS TO TITLE 12 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WORKS - OF THE
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF AUBURN RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
4 SIDEWALKS.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Definitions. Except where specifically defined in this sec -
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8 ion, all words used in this ordinance shall carry their customary meaning.
9 A. "Contractor" means the person, firm or corporation doing or performing
10 work for the property owner, city or other municipal corporation. A
11. "bonded contractor" shall be adequately bonded to the city.
3-2 B. "Permittee" means the person, firm or corporation who is applying for
13 a permit or to whom a permit has been issued for sidewalk construction
14 pursuant to this ordinance.
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16 C. "Property owner" means the person, firm.or corporation who has legal
17 title to the property on which the sidewalk to be constructed fronts
or is being made, including his legal agents.
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19 D. A "sidewalk" will be considered as any thoroughfare, the primary func-
2 0 tion of which is to serve pedestrian traffic.
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22 Section 2. Specifications. Any and all sidewalks required to be
onstructed pursuant to the terms in this ordinance shall be constructed in
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24 accordance with the specifications that are incorporated by reference in
25 Section 12.04.010 of the Auburn Codified City Ordinances.
26 Section 3. Requirement generally. Whenever a sidewalk and/or driveway is
27 installed, it shall be installed in conformance with a valid permit issued
28 ursuant this ordinance, except as otherwise required under Auburn City
rdinance No. 3635.
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Section 4. Permit --Procedure generally. The Building Official shall
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31 rant such permits only upon compliance with the following terms and
conditions.
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A. The party requesting the permit shall make application
therefor in
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writing and will file with the city engineer drawings
showing the
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location and plan
of the P sidewalk to be constructed e
together with a
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full description of the nature of such work.
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B. The city engineer shall hereupon examine and approve
such a. lcatior
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and drawings and shall recommend issuance of the peri
to t#e °.
building official.
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C. Such permit shall 1 specifyecafy'the e P 7 ace wh ere such- sidewalk.
is to.be
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constructed together withi a description'of the proposed
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con struction
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to be done under such permit and the length of time
allowed for the '
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completion thereof.
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Section 5, Permit ---Fees. The permit fee shall include the
cost to the
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city for making the necessary survoys and for the inspection
of all public
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improvements.,. Such fees and costsishall be paid in advance to
the finance
director at the time the application for permit is.
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A. Fee for issuance of pe.rm.t
$10.00
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B. In fee for construction and inspection measured
along :curb line:
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Seventy-five lineal feet or less . .
15.00
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Seventy-six to one hundred ten lineal feet ._ .
20.0.0 .
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One hundred. eleven to one' hundred f i'y, 7 i ft neat feet .{
25:,00
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Each additional -seventy-five lineal feet to and
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including a total of six hundred linea] feet . ,
10.00
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C. Anytime it is necessary{
. to have, a survey crew place
sakes, for sidewalks, the fee for the permit shall
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be increased fifty percent in addition to the regular
fee for this
service
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D. Each driveway and/or curb oponing °
1 0.00
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E. _ R'ep l acement o.f low curb and gutter, ' each fifty lineal
feet
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15,00
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F. P:laceme:nt of curb and gutter' Fee to be same . as for
sidewalk above.
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1 Section 6. Barricades.. The person, firm, or corporation constructing a
2 sidewalk pursuant to the terms of this article shall erect a d, so long as
conditions exist and any danger may continue, maintain along the property upon
4 which the sidewalk is to be constructed a good and substantial barrier. This
5 barrier is to. -be in compliance with Chapter 12..28 of the Auburn Codified City
6 Ordinances. The above persons shall cause to be maintained during every night
7 from sunset to sunrise around the obstruction, sufficient warning light or
flares, including any requested by the city engineer. In :the event the per-
9 mittee is not immediately available, the city engineer may install, at
1® permittee's expense, ad.ditional barricades,lights and/or safety devices.to
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protect the p public_.
Section 7.. Guarantee by contractor. Any sidewalk constructed under per -
.13 mit authorized by'this ordinance shall be backfilled, tamped and settled in
14 such manner that: the new sidewalk and ,any abutting sidewalks shall not become
15 undermined, and should the sidewalk settle within a period of one year, it
1.6 shall be repaired at the expense of the original contractor.
17 Section 8. Monument dis.u.rbance during construction. The permittee shall
18 not disturb any survey monuments or hubs found within the boundaries of the
19 sidewalk to be constructed unless authorized to do so'by.the city engineer.
2p In the event that such monuments or hubs are to be removed be�ease ff the
sidewalk construction, themust be replaced under the su '
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p p on of the
22 city,eng.ineer at the permittees or his agent's eXpense,.
23 Section :9 . Confinement .withri _ ht-of-wav limes and easement .
It shall
24 be the-permittee's responsibility to confine his construction activities
25 within the ' street right-of-way lines and limits of . easements described on the
26 permit. Any damage resulting from trespassing beyond, these limits'shall be
27 the sole responsibility of the permittee.
28: Section 10. Acceptance prerequisites. No sidewalk improvement
29 constructed pursuant to the terms of this ordinance -will be accepted until the
30 city engineer` is satisfied that the work has been performed according to -the.
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requirements of this ordinance and to the lin.esand grades as
established and
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Section 11. Violation --Persalt Y•
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A. Any person violating an of the provisions of this ordinance
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of a misdemeanor and if convicted thereof shall be fined
not less than
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ten dollars or more thanone hundred dollars,and each
day in viola-
tion'shall be considered a separate offense..
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B. In addition to the erialties ro v"ded
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P p ion A
of thise
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if the owner or permittee fails to construct a sidewalk
in the time
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and manner specified in the permit issued pursuant to
this ordinance,
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the city council pursuant to R'CW Chapter 35.70, shall
order the
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sidewalk to be constructed under the supervision of t
e city engin, eer .
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and the cot
costs shall be assessed against and become a .ien
upon the
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constructed.
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Section 12, The Mayor. ,is hereby authorized to implement
such administra-
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Live procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions
of this
legislation..
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Ordinance No. 3926
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STATE OF WASHINGTON )
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COUNTY -OF KING )
I, CORALEE McCONNEHEY, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the County
of King, State of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing is 'a full,
true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 3926 of the Ordinances of the City of
Auburn, entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON,
ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO TITLE 12 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WORKS -
OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF AUBURN RELATING TO
CONSTRUCTION SIDEWALKS.
I certify that said Ordinance No. 3926 was duly passed by the Council and
approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn, on the 5th day of December,
1983 A.D.
I further certify that said Ordinance No. 3926 was published as provided
by law in the Daily Globe News, a daily newspaper published in the City of
Auburn, and general circulation therein, on the 15th day of December, 1983
A.D.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of Auburn, Washington,
this 15th day of December, 1983 A.D.
CLERK OF THE CITY OF j