HomeMy WebLinkAbout1794 ORDINANCE NO. / 7~Y
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING EXCAVATION IN NEWLY PAVED OR RESURFACED
STREETS FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. There shall be no excavation in newly paved or
resurfaced streets by anyone including the departments of the City of
Ashland for a period of five (5) years from the date of such paving.
SECTION 2. At least ninety (90) days before any streets
are paved or resurfaced the Director of Public Works shall give notice
of such plans tO any utility company or department of the City that
has requested of him to be so notified. In addition, such notice
shall be given by mail to the owners of all property abutting on such
streets and such notice shall be sent to their last known addresses.
SECTION 3. The City Council may permit excavation within
the five (5) year period if in its judgment the reason for the exca-
vation was not reasonably foreseeable to the utility or department of
the City involved at tl~ time the street w~s ~wly paved or resurfecedo
Where an emergency involving the public health or safety require immed-
iate excavationj the~ Director of Public Worke may permit 8u~h excavationj
a~d fu~y report to the City Council at its next Council meeting.
SECTI~ti $. The City ~ecorder is hereby directed to furnish
a copy of this Ordinance to each department head of the City of
Ashland and to each public utility or similar agency that does business
in the City of Ashland.
SEQTIpN 5. Any person, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500°00), or by imprisonment not to exceed SIXTY
(60) DAYS, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall be effective NINETY (90)
DAYS from the date of its passing and approval by the Mayor.
The foregoing Ordinance was first read at a regular meeting
of the Common Council held on the/fM~fday of ~/~Tf~ , 1973,
and passed to its second*reading and duly passed on the f~/day of
-1- Ordinance No. /7~
~NALD L. ~ALTER
Ayes'.
Nays: C
Dated this
, 1973,
the vote being as follows:
day of
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
-2- Ordinance No. /~f
RONA/D L. SALTI="I~
CITY
OF ASHLAND
ARCHIE C. FRIES Mayor
C
ITY HALL
ASHLAND, OREGON 97520
telephone (Code 503) 482-3211
The City of Ashland has recently adopted an
ordinance concerning excavation in city streets. Knowing
that your business sometimes necessitates construction in
the streets of Ashland, we are enclosing a copy of that
ordinance.
Cordially yours,
JMB/mm
Josepk M. Butler
City Recorder
Enclosure
FINANCE D£PAR'I'M~NT
~i~G'~t~lt, City Recorder
ASHLAND, OREGON
9752G
lO/ /73
OFFICIAL
CITY HALL
503-.482-3211
BUSINESS
To: Brian A].mqu~st
A1 Alsing
Subject: Street excaw, tion ordinance
Cop~es of Ordin~.nce No.1794 have been fhrnished to the following firms:
California Pacific Utilities
Ashlands Oregon
Art Bru~Eer~ Senior Engineer
Pacific Nort~vest Bell
20~ So. Fir
Medford, Oregon
Southern Oregon Cable TV
PO Box 399
Medford, Oregon
Salem Sand and Gravel
P. O. Box 108
Salem, Oregon 97308
Copenhagen, Inc.
P. O. Box 13000 E
Portland, Oregon
97213
Shepherd & Phillips Constructio~
488 N.E. ~rd St.
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
Sage PJ~eline, Inc.
3'So. FrontaEe Rd.
Gold Hill, Oregon
~ank Kinnan Construction
Rt. l, Box 445
Camas Valley, Oregon 97416
Danford Construotdon Co.
P. O. Box 729
Ashland, Oregon
Mo C. Lininger & Sons
P. O. Box 1145
Medford, Oregon 97501
Henkels-~,fcCoy Construction
P. O. Box 20007
Portland, Oregon 97220
Nr. Uarry Simpson
140 California St.
Ashland, Oregon