HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-08-05-Ordinance 2187_Utility ExcavationORDINANCE NO.2187
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 211,WAUKEE MUNICIPAL CODE,BY
PROVIDING IN SECTION 211.12 THAT AN EXCAVATOR SHALL MAINTAIN AN
AFFECTED AREA IN GOOD REPAIR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR TWO YEARS AFTER REFILLING.
Section 1.Amendment.Section 211.12,Waukee Municipal Code
is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the words,"The plumber
must maintain the affected area in good repair to the satisfaction
of the City Council for three months after refilling;"and
inserting in lieu thereof,"The excavator must maintain the
affected area in good repair to the satisfaction of the City
Council for two years after refilling;"so that the section will
read:
§211.12 Excavations.Excavations to do
work under this ordinance shall be dug so as
to occasion the least possible inconvenience
to the public and to provide for passage of
water along the gutter.All such excavations
shall have proper barricades at all times,and
warning lights placed from one-half hour before
sunset and one-half hour after sunrise.In
refilling the excavation the earth must be laid
in layers and each layer tamped thoroughly to
prevent settlement,and,this work and any
street,sidewalk,pavement or other public
property that is affected,must be restored to
as good a condition as it was previous to the
excavation.The excavator must maintain the
affected area in good repair to the satisfac-
tion of the city council for two years after
refilling.No excavation shall be made within
six feet of any laid water pipe while the
ground is frozen,and no water or sewer pipe
shall be exposed to frost,except by special
written permission of the City Council.
Section 2.Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 3.Severability Clause.If any section,prov~s~on
or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitu-
tional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section,provision,or part thereof not
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect
upon its final passage,approval and publication as provided by
law.
Passed by t~e Council
approved this ~+lday of
Attest:
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,1994,and
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Claire L.Chedester
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