Tupelo |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 24. STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES |
Article VII. MANAGEMENT OF STREETS, TRENCHING, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF THE CITY |
§ 24-156. Work hours; notification of work.
(1)
Work conducted or pursued in accordance with a permit shall be between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except in case of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety, and then only with permission from the mayor and city council for a specified time. Starting or warming up equipment prior to 7:00 a.m. is prohibited.
(2)
At least five (5) days in advance of any permitted work occurring, the permittee shall provide written notice to each owner of property that is located or found to be within two hundred (200) feet of any of the work or construction to occur. Such notice shall minimally include a written description of the project and where the work is to occur and a schedule for completion of the work. Within the same time parameters, the permittee shall further notify emergency agencies and television, radio, and print media within the city of any road closures or obstructions due to anticipated work or construction.
(3)
The permittee shall further coordinate his or her activities associated with the permitted work or construction with the city engineer. If, during the course of construction or work, any city-owned or maintained sewer, underdrain, manhole, catch basin, curb, guardrail, sidewalk, or other facility, appurtenance, or improvement is damaged, destroyed, or disturbed, such condition shall be reported immediately to the city engineer, who shall then prescribe, direct, supervise, and inspect the necessary corrective action, with inspection costs as well as all the costs of repair and all other resulting expense being borne by the permittee.
(Ord. of 10-21-14(1))