HomeMy WebLinkAbout061-99RESOLUTION NO. 61-99
ADOPTING SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR ENCROACHMENT
PERMITS ISSUED FOR UTILITY INSTALLATION IN PUBLIC STREETS
WHEREAS, the 314 miles of public streets owned and maintained by the Town of Danville
represent the Town's largest capital asset; and
WHEREAS, the Town annually spends an average of $750,000 to improve and maintain the
public street system; and
WHEREAS, one of the leading sources of damage to the Town's streets are imprope~y
repaired utility trenches cut into the Town's streets; and
WHEREAS, improved coordination between utilities and the Town will benefit both the
utilities and the Town by minimizing costs and allowing for better maintenance of the
Town's public streets; and
WHEREAS, Section 12-1.4 of the Danville Municipal Code requires any person or entity
placing any pipe, conduit or other fixture in or under the Town's public streets to first obtain
an encroachment permit; and
WHEREAS, Section 12-4-6 of the Danville Municipal Code requires that upon completion
of any work to a public street performed pursuant to an encroachment permit, the permittee
shall repair and restore the street as provided for in the Municipal Code and adopted
specifications; and
WltEREAS, Sections 12-4.8 and 12-4.12 of the Danville Municipal Code provide that the
City Engineer and Town Council may adopt specifications for backfilling and compaction of
excavations to public streets and for the repair of public streets; and
WHEREAS, Section 12-4.10 of the Danville Municipal Code encourages installation of
utilities by means other than trenching or cutting the surface of public streets; and
WHEREAS, acting pursuant to the authority of Chapter 12 of the Danville Municipal Code,
the City Engineer has prepared specifications and standards for the issuance of encroachment
permits which address: limiting the use of street cuts; promoting better coordination with
utilities serving the Town; proper backfilling and compaction of trenches cut in public
streets; and, repair and restoration of trench excavations and pavement of public streets; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Town Council wishes to adopt these specifications as provided for
in Chapter 12 of the Danville Municipal Code; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Town of Danville adopts the encroachment permit specifications and
standards attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on April 20, 1999, by the
following vote:
AYES: Arnerich,
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
Greenberg, Doyle, Shimansky, Waldo
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTEST:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY CLERK
PAGE 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 61-99
TOWN OF DANVILLE STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR ENCROACHMENT PERMITS-STREET CUTS
1. With the exception of emergency repairs, no person, corporation or entity shall
encroach in the public right-of-way without first obtaining an encroachment
permit from the City Engineer.
2. It is the policy of the Town that cutting or trenching of public streets shall be used
only when necessary. Before authorizing such trenching in public streets, the City
Engineer shall review other means of installing the necessary utilities (such as
jack and bore) and other locations for installation of the utilities (such as in
landscaped areas or sidewalks). The installation of overhead utilities is not to be
considered an acceptable alternative.
3. All cuts or trenches in public streets shall comply with Standard Plan 114
(available from the City Engineer) for backfilling, compaction and pavement
restoration. Emergency trenches done without encroachment permits shall
comply with these standards.
4. The City Engineer shall hold periodic meetings with all utilities providing service
within the Town to review proposed capital improvement plans.
5. For street cuts or trenches, the permittee shall be responsible for slurry sealing the
width of the travel lane for the length of the trench if the street had been slurry
sealed within three years prior to the cut or overlaid within ten years prior to the
cut.
6. Consistent with Section 12-3 of the Danville Municipal Code, the City Engineer,
prior to issuance of an encroachment permit authorizing cutting or trenching in a
public street, shall require a cash deposit and/or a bond in an amount sufficient to
ensure restoration of the street to its former condition consistent with the
standards contained herein.