§ 12.30.040. Failure to obtain a temporary traffic control permit.

A.

It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to perform any work in the public right-of-way, occupy the public right-of-way, as described in Section 12.30.030, or to place traffic control devices, such as barricades, in the public right-of-way without first obtaining a traffic control permit except as otherwise provided by state statute or City Code. Persons providing traffic control devices shall not place traffic control devices in the public right-of-way until the person who is performing the work in the public right-of-way has obtained a traffic control permit. Persons providing traffic control services to persons performing work in the right-of-way may obtain the traffic control permit as the agent for the person performing such work provided that they submit written proof of such agency to the permit official when applying for a permit.

1.

When no traffic control permit has been issued by the city, the traffic engineer may stop all work, remove or place traffic control devices and provide such other traffic control as deemed necessary for safety in the public right-of-way. The work at a site where no traffic control permit was obtained may be stopped by the traffic engineer until a traffic control permit is issued.

2.

If no application is made for a traffic control permit within one city working day after issuance of a stop work order, the city may repair the street if any construction had commenced and remove barricades. The person placing the barriers in the city right-of-way and the person performing work in the city right-of way shall be jointly and severally liable to the city for payment of all costs the city incurs in responding to the work site for which no traffic control permit was issued.

B.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or limit the authority of law enforcement agencies to stop work and control the work site in the event of an emergency or in the course of law enforcement activities.

(Ord. No. 17489, § 1, 1-18-2011)