ORD 097 ORDINANCE NO. 97
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
TRANSFERRING DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO CONSTRUCTION,
EXCAVATION AND ENCROACHMENT PERMITS TO THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARMTNET OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE HIGHWAY PERMIT
ORDINANCE, AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is amended by adding
Sections 7102, 7103, 7104 and 7105 to Chapter 1 of Article VII to read:
7102. Transfer of duties relating to construction permits, excavation
permits and encroachment permits, inspections and administration to Director
of Public Works.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7100 of this Code and the provisions
of said Highway Permit Ordinance adopted thereby, all powers duties and responsi-
bilities of the Road Commissioner of the County of Los Angeles with respect to
permits, inspections, work, administration or otherwise relating to construction,
excavations or encroachments in city streets (as more particularly set forth and
specified in Sections 100b-100c and 100d of said Highway Permit Ordinance) , are
hereby transferred to and vested in the Director of Public Works of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes. "Road Department" shall mean the Public Works Department
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in all cases where such term is used in said
Highway Permit Ordinance in connection with such construction, excavations or
encroachments. "Board of Supervisors" shall mean the City Council of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes in all cases where such term is used in said Highway
Permit Ordinance in connection with such construction, excavations or en-
croachments.
7103. Amendments to Highway Permit Ordinance. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 7100 of this Code and the provisions of said Highway Permit Ordinance
adopted thereby, said Highway Permit Ordinance is amended by deleting therefrom
Section Nos. 307, 314, 315, 710, 1101 and 1102 and amending Section Nos. 113, 128,
304, 308, 309, 313 and 709 to read:
Section 113. "Highway" means any public highway, public street, public place
in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, either owned by the City or dedicated to the
public for the purpose of travel. The term includes all or any part of the
entire width of right of way, and above and below the same, whether or not such
entire area is actually used for highway purposes.
Section 128. Any person engaged in performing work regulated by this Chapter -
which interferes with or endangers the safe movement of traffic shall have the
work safeguarded by adequate warning signs, barricades, lights and devices. He
shall be responsible for placing and maintaining adequate warning signs, lights,
barricades and devices during all periods of his activity in order to promote the
safe movement of traffic including but not limited to periods of twilight, fog
and/or rain. All warning signs, barriers, barricades, flags, and other devices
shall comply with or exceed the standards required in the Vehicle Code. Traffic
controls throughout permit construction shall conform to the current State of
California "Manual of Warning Signs, Lights and Devices for Use in Performance of
Work Upon Highways".
Section 304. The issuance fee for permits shall be established by resolution
of the City Council.
Section 308. The Director of Public Works shall charge for any related engineer-
ing, inspection, administration or other pertinent services on permits for the con-
struction of curbs, gutters, walks and highway surfaces as required in accordance
with the provisions of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Development Code.
Section 313. The costs of Director of Public Works for repairing and restoring
the highway surface may be charged to a permittee on an actual cost basis.
Section 709. A driveway including sideslopes shall not be constructed within
a curb return.
7104. En:ineerin: Services Relatin: to Construction And Excavation Permits
Under the Highway Permit Ordinance. In the event the permittee cannot obtain an
engineering firm to do the desired work with respect to the proposed construction,
the Public Works Department may provide such services. To guarantee payment of
costs incurred by the Department in performing such work, the permittee shall
deposit with the Director of Public Works an amount, as determined by the Director,
equal to the projected costs. The amount shall be determined at the time a permit
is granted. In the event the amount deposited is insufficient to pay for work per-
formed by the Department, the Director shall bill the permittee in accordance with
Section 501 of said Highway Permit Ordinance.
7105. Violations and Penalties. Every person who performs any work regulated
by this Chapter, either without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Commis..
sioner or having a permit, fails or refuses to comply with any applicable provi-
sions of this Chapter or with any condition of the permit or perform work con-
trary to any of the general or special requirements or specifications of the per-
mit, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is guilty of a separate offense for every day
during any part of which such violation occurs.
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 309 of the Highway Permit Ordinance, the unit
fee schedule for costs incurred in connection with the issuance of construction,
excavation and encroachment permits shall be as established by resolution of the
City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of June, 1978 by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: Buerk, Shaw, Hein, and Mayor Dyda
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: Ryan
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ATTEST:
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance 97
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes at a
meeting thereof held on the 6th day of June, 1978 and that said Ordinance was
posted pursuant to law.
ATTEST:
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and
says :
That at all times herein mentioned, tielshe was and now
is the duly qualified and acting Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes, California:
That on the 19 day of June , 19 78 , she
caused to be posted in three conspicuous places, as required by law,
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a copy of which is attachea hereto in the following public places in
the City:
1. City Hall
Rancho Palos Verdes
California
2 ‘ Los Angeles County Fire Department,
Miraleste Station
4000 Miraleste Plaza
Rancho Palos Verdes
California
3. Ridgecrest Intermediate School
28915 Northbay Road
Rancho Palos Verdes
California .
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a
true and correct affidavit of posting.
LEONARD G. WOOD, City Clerk
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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