HomeMy WebLinkAbout21Thls ls to certify that the wlthln is a true
correct copy of Ordinance No. 21 of the
City of Saratoga passed and adopted on the 8th
day Of November
, 19 ~7 , and the same
has been posted pursuant to law.
Dated this . 15th day of ~pve~ber , 19 57.,
City of Saratoga
/~//~Xty Clerk
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE' AMENDING, CHAPTER 1,-' TITLE 7
OF THE.SANTA CLARA COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE
BY AMENDING SECTION 1.1 'OF ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA, REGARDING THE
CONSTRUCTION, IjAYING OR MAINTENANCE'OF
PIPES, DRAINS OR CONDUITS ACROSS OR ALONG
PUBLIC ROADS IN THE CITY OF SARATOGA.
The City Council of the 'City of Saratoga does
ordain as follows: ..
~~ Section 3 of'Article l, Chapter 1 'Title'
7 of the Santa Clara County Ordinance
Code, which Ordinance Code was adopted by reference
.under and by virtue of Section 1.1 of Ordinance ~-A,
of the City of SaratOga, and thus Section 1.1.of'
Ordinance 4-A of the City of Saratoga, is hereby
amended tO read as follows:
?,l.l-3: Lay~n~ P~pes Along Highways
?.l.l-3.1: ~pr~i~ Required
No person or agency, whether public or private,
shall construct or maintain any pipe, drain or conduit
along or across any street, road or highway in'the
County or make any excavation or cut'~therein for such
purpose without first obtaining a permit s0 to do in
the manner provided herein-
7.1..1-~.2: '$pplication and' DepOsit
Any person or agency, whether public-or private, desiring
to construct, lay 'or maintain any pipe, .drain or ~onduit
- along or across any stre.~,roa~..or highway under Jurie~,
diction of the Cgunty shall make appIication in Writing.
to the Board of Supervisors and shall deposit with such
application the sum of, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or a
sum of money sufficient in amount in the opinion of the
County Engineer to cover the total cost of the contemplated
work, whichever amount' shell be greater or in the
discretion of the County Engineer a good and sufficient
bond in lieu thereof, provided that the County Engineer
may in his discretion waive the requirement for the
deposit of-said sum or bond for public agencies or'
public utility.corporations which are entitledto operate.
or maintain facilities in public rights-of-way either by
operation of law or pursuant %o A franchise granted by
the County.. Said deposit or bond is required for the
purpose of ensuring the proper laying or construction 'of'
such pipe,.drain' or conduit and the proper restoration of
said highway and shallbe forfeite~ or called, as the case
may be, in the.event that the work iS not prgperly done
as herein provided.'. ~I .
~l-l~~: Issuance of Permi~
Permits for such wdrk shal!~be'issued by the
. County Er~gineer.
T-l-~-~.4: SDeclflcation.s f~r .Un.derEround Inst~l- ~
~tton~ - SuperviSion of County Engineer
Such Pipe, drain or 'Conduit~ shall be laid or con-
structed and such highway shall be restored in the
manner required and specified herein, which work
shall be done in all~cases under the supervision-
and to the satisfaction of ~said Ehgineer.
.(1) Excavation: Excavat~0n"~f trenches adjacent
to the existing pavement shall be conducted'
on but'one (1) side of the pavement at'a~ time ~
and no excavation shall,be started on the
opposite side until the trench first excavated
has been filled, compacted and surfaced as per
requirements below.
No more trenches shall be'opened?than can be
properly and completely backfilled in one (~)
day. No more than seTen hundred feet ~700')
of trench shall be open at any time on any
project unless authorEized by the County Engineer.
One (1) traffic lane shall be kept open and in
safe condition at al~ times. Adequate warning
and regulatory signs :and other safety measures shall
be taken at gll times to pr, otect the public who
may or must be present in the area where work is
being performed.' Complete closure of all traffic
lanes may be made at the discretion of and
in accordance with plans for detours approved by
the County Engineer. Twenty-four (24) hours
advance notice must be filed with the County
Engineer and Santa Clara County C~mmunications
Departments, stating the road to be closed, the
limits and approximate duration of Closure~
· · Such agencies must also be notified t~mediately.-
upon reopening of the'road to emergency .vehicles.
County Engine&r shall be supplied at all times
with the names and telephone numbers of at least
two (2) persons in charge 0f or responsible
for the work subject to permit who can be
'reached for emergency work twenty-four (2#)
I. hours a,day, seven (:7)' d~ys a week.
(2) Backfill: Backfill in all'trenches shall be made
by mechanica~ tamping or Jetting as specified b~
the County Engineer. Compact~on shall be.attained
by any ~ype of mechanical tamper c~pable of meeting
the compaction requirements. Backfill shall be
compacted in lifts Of a thickness designated by the
COUnty Engineer and dependent upon the type of soil
and mechanical tamper used. A relative compagtion
of Ninety (90%) must.be obtained on all backfill
below two feet of finished grade. A relative compaction
o~'Ninety-Five ~(95%) shall be required in the top
two (2). feet of trench within the roadway section.
Relative compaCtion shall be based on the Five Layer
Method outlined in the 1954 State Standard
Specifications.
No J~tting will be allowed within two feet (2')"of
the surface. Untreated base material conforming
to Section 16 of the State Standard Specifilcation~s,
except as herein modified under "Untreated Base"
shall be placed along ~the entire-trench section.with
a minimum thickness of twelve inches (12").
The County ~eserves the right to make as many compaction
tests as it deems necessary in order to meet compaction
requirements~ The~ coSlts of such tests Shall be ~ -
bSrne by the person p~rforming the excavation in,
along and across the highway. Prior to laying
the armor coat or plant mix .surfacing pavement, ' -
as the case may be, a tack coat of SC1 road oil
shall be applied to the surface of the existing
'trench prior to paving, the rate of application to.
be determined by the County Engineer. An asphaltic
emulsion tack coat may be substituted for the SC-1
road oil at the discretion of the County Engineer.
On. completion of the backfill and prior-to'placing
the p.avement in the .trench seption, 'the' pavement "
adjacent-to the work shall be thoroughly cleaned
· to the satisfaction of the County Engineer. AI~
power broom shall be used if so required bY the
County Engineer.
(3) Bestoration of Pavement: Where it is necessary
to remove existing high type classes of pavement,
sU'ch as Portland' cement Concrete, asphaltic '-
Concrete, plant mix surfacing or 'oil macadam, said
pavement shall be restored to its condition as to
line, grade, ~ype and.depth as existed priSr to
excavation. See minimum requirements below. Hot
plant mix surfacing pavement conforming t~ the
requirements of SectiOn 20 of the Standard State
Specifications may be substituted for existing asphaltlc
concrete, plant mix surfacing or oil macadam pavement.
The type of plant mix. surfacing is to be determined bY
the County ~ineer.
When a. satisfactory-p~rmanent repaveme~t of an
excavation cannot be made the. County Engineer .shall'
requi~e a temporary pavement consisting of thirteen inches
(13"'.) of compacted untreated base material and t~o inches
(2") of cold plant mix surfacing meeting the surface 'of
existing pavement and sealed with asphaltic emulsion
seal coat~ The temporary type of pavement i's to remain
in place and be maintained untiI compaction requirements
can be met-~ The temporary pavement shall then be
removed to a minimum '~p.t~k of three inches (3")
below the _existing surface, and the pavement replaced'
with three inches (3".) of hot plant mix ~urfa~ing,
the surfac'ing to be feathered out over the existing
-- pavement%to.prevent surface water from
entering the excavated trench section. The
extent oftthe feathered section iS to be
determined by the County Engineer. The
pavement surface is then to be sealed With
asphaltic emulsion seal doatI.
Where the 'depth of the existing higher type-
~lasses 'of pavement exceeds three inches-
(3") in thickness, ~nd~where the existing
imported base ~aterla~' exceeds twelve. i~,ches -
(1R") in thicknesS, the depth shall be
restored in kind, With~untreated base
material and-hot plant imix surfacing.
Existing Portland Cement concrete pavement
shall be restored in kind 'In all cases where
Portland cement ~oncrete pavement now exists.
Road and highways~ ConSisting of existingl
~' Single and double seal cdat or armor coat
-~ype of pavement.will '½equire ~ temporary
pavement restoration consisting of twelve
inches (1R") (compacted) of untreated base
material and an application of single seal
coat using one-half inch (1/2") x No~ four
-- crushed screenings. Depending.on weather
.- conditions, two ~inches ! (2") 'of cold plant ....
mix surfacing may be substituted for a
temporary single seal pavement.· After a period
of from sixty (60) to n'inety (90) days, a
· - · permanent pavement of Single seal coat placed
over the temporary single seal 'coat pavement,
' conforming. to the requirements of Section 23
of the. Standard State Specifications shall
be applied to the SurfAce, ~he extent of such
/' '-- · pavement. overlapping the existing trench to
-- .- be determined by the County 'Engineer. 0nly .
crushed granite screenings or equivalent
'shall be used in all temporary and permanent
pavement restoration. 'A double seal coat
· ~ may be applied immediately if trench c~mpaction
meets the requirements 'of this ordinance.
When a single operation, consisting of crossing
the pavement (nOt confined to a continuous
'project parallel to and following the general
alignment of the'road)~' iS proposed ontoads
of high classification, it will be necessary
to bore pipe or Jack a casing enclosing the pipe
underneath the pavement. If it is proved to
the satisfaction of the County Engineer that
it is .not feasible or practical to Jack or
bore underneath the pavement, the pavement may
be cut and restored with twelve inches (l~")
of compacted untreated base material, six inches
... 'outside the.edge of the trench on each
side and followed by three' inches (3") of
hot plant mix surfacing'and sealed with asphaltic
emulsion seal coat. Excavations may be backfilled
with sand and pavement replaced in kind when
specifically authorized by the County Engineer~
Untreated Base: Untreated base. material shall "
conform to the provisions of Section 16 of the
Standard Specifications of the California
Division of. Highways, dated August, 1954,- as
herein modified for I 1/2"! maximum' size aggregate.
~) R-Valu~ -- ..... ~-~68 minimum :
tb) Sand Equivalent .~~30 .minimum
Sand Equivalent' ~-25 minimumI .and Plasticity Index
maximum or Plasticity Index ~imes percent p~Ssing #200
Sieve not to exceed.75 .with a P.I. of
7- 5 maximum- -.-
Untreated base shal,1 be placed in all trench,
excavation~ 'ac.cessible lto .vehicular traffic ·
Miscellaneous: County~ay, as a condition' to
gr~nting an encroachment' permit, require
a field inspection with representative of
both the applicant and the' County Engineer's
office. A description of the condition of
the existing pavement and' shoulders will be
filed with the County Engineer and the applicant.
PaVement shoulders' disturbed by the applicant's
operations will be.restored at the applicant's
expense to the satisfaction bf the County
Engineer. Small utility extensions and. lateral
connections to existing sanitary sewerS.may ,..
be exempted from the requirements of such
p~ior field inspection. In such event
encroachment permits may be issued upon ' -
receipt of request therefor 'together with
a' sketch showing location or a written,description
of the proposed work.
Property owners shall ~be protected from any
damage to property and~ dust nuisance. A water
wagon shall be available on demand of the Count~
Engineer
Written permission of 'the County Engineer shall
be requLred for excavations made between Novembe~
1 and March 1.
'Any .non- compliance with. these specificationS.
shall be remedied within five (5) days after ·
writt'en notice to do so by-County Engineer.
Upon failure to conform with the request of ·
the County Engineer within said five (5) day
period, the County shall be entitled to pro-
teed to correct the deficiency, and the costs
thereof shall+be the obligation of the applicant?
The County mayf.perfor~ any emergency work -.
requiring ~mmedi~te a~ttenti. on.which applicant
fails or is unable to'Temedy; the 'costs of
such work shall be the ~obligation of applic~nt~
Inspectign costs incurred by the County
in the progress of the applicant' s operations
shall be reimbursed to the County by.the-
applicant. The County .shall be the Sole
Judge as to the need of such inspection.
The county Engineer's office shall be notified
forty-eight '(48) Hours,prior to the actual
beginning of any excavation in, along or .
across any road or highway in the County..
-No wdrk shall be deemed completed until - -. .
final approval thereof is made. in writing .
by the County Engineer!. . .
Applicant may be required to indemnify and
save harmless th~ County. its officers and
employees from any suits, claims or actions
brought by any person or persons for or on
account of any injuries or damages sustained
or arising out of .the excavations covered by
this section.
Applicant shall maintain the condition of his
excavation and pavement r~storation. to the
satisfaction of the CoUnty Engineer.
SECTION 2: This Ordinance shall taEe effect.and be in
force ,thirty (30)-days after its. passage, and
the same was regularly introduced and after the waiting
time' required by law was thereafter passed and adopted
t November . 1957, by the following-
the 6 h day of
Vol~e:
AYES: Brazil, Jepsen;'. L~n~will, RosasCb
NOES: None
ABSENT: ~Villiams
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