§ 28-77.1. Paving, curb and sidewalk cut and public right-of-way excavation permit application fees; authority to perform curb work; paving cutting fees; barricading.

(a)

Before any initial permit shall be issued under the provisions of this division, the applicant therefor shall pay an application fee in the amount of $25.00 for the city's processing and inspection services. Before any extended permit or subsequent extended permit shall be issued under the provisions of this division, the applicant therefor shall pay an application fee in the amount of $200.00 for the city's processing and inspection services.

(b)

If any street cutting, curb grinding, curb removal or public right-of-way excavation work is required to be performed under a permit issued pursuant to this division, then the public works director may authorize such work to be performed by a pre-approved contractor in accordance with sections 28-80 and 28-81. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all curbs shall be ground per Plate No. 310 of the City of Omaha Standard Plate for public works construction. No curbs shall be saw cut without permission of the public works director.

(c)

Whenever the city performs any paving cuts and/or removal work, in addition to the application fees described above in subsection (a), the applicant shall pay to the city:

(1)

The cost for cutting, street backfilling, tamping, and replacing concrete, asphalt, or other hard surface paving, which cost shall be charged at the rate of $17.50 per square foot to a maximum depth of six feet. For each additional foot in depth beyond six feet, a charge of ten percent per foot shall be added. Any cut within four feet of a construction joint shall be removed to the joint. No side of any street cut shall be less than four feet. The city will saw, knock out and remove the pavement. The contractor shall complete his work, backfill one foot above whatever utility he has repaired and remove all excess dirt. The city will then complete the backfill and repour the street. All street cuts performed between November 15 and April 1 of each year shall pay a ten percent winter charge.

(2)

Such amounts so paid shall compensate the city for cutting, refilling, tamping, or paving such portion of the pavement. If the actual cost to the city of such cutting, refilling, tamping, or repaving shall exceed the amount paid, the applicant shall pay the city the difference in cost upon demand being made therefore.

(d)

All paving cut locations must be barricaded by the applicant prior to the commencement of any cutting. All traffic control devices shall meet the requirements, including but not limited to the location requirements, prescribed in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and whenever a new edition of the MUTCD is published, such new edition shall supercede the old edition for purposes of this section 28-77.1(d). All barricades shall be a minimum of two feet wide, reflectorized and equipped with a flashing light. Curb grinding does not require barricading.

(Ord. No. 2377, § 4, 8-26-1985; Ord. No. 2468, §§ 1, 2, 6-8-1987; Ord. No. 2845, § 1, 5-8-1995; Ord. No. 2896, § 1, 6-24-1996; Ord. No. 3279, § 3, 7-14-2003)