CITY OF PUYALLUP PERMITTING PORTAL

Development Engineering standard franchise utility conditions: Site-specific Conditions: CLOSURE ALLOWED: Monday - Thursday 9AM - 2PM Call communications center at 253-287-4456 on day of closure. Request a job start inspection through the CityView portal. The City-issued permit packet shall be posted at the job site and available to inspectors at all times. All vehicles, equipment, and personnel are prohibited at all times from occupying any portion of the railroad crossing. Railroad crossing signs and striping shall be visible at all times. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic shall not be queued on the railroad crossing. Where a curb exists, the lateral offset of all vertical obstructions shall be a minimum of 1.5' from the face of the curb to the face of the vertical obstruction and a minimum of 3' at intersections. Where no curb exists, the lateral offset of all vertical obstructions shall be a minimum of 4' measured from the edge of pavement to the face of the obstruction. Anchored guy wire shall be installed or retrofit with a minimum 7-feet of overhead sidewalk clearance. The guy-wire shall not obstruct access to any property or to a public or private utility facility. The guy wire shall be anchored in the public right-of-way or within a private utility easement. All aerial crossings at an intersection shall be a maximum of 3 minutes. The applicant shall coordinate redundant traffic control devices with other traffic control plans authorized near this site. No disruption of signal timing allowed at signalized intersection unless the traffic control plan depicts a uniformed police officer at the intersection. Applicant/Contractor Responsibility: 1. The issued permit and traffic control plan(s) are always required to be available at the job site and readily available to all City inspectors. The applicant shall be subject to a triple permit fee for failing to have a valid permit on site. 2. The applicant/contractor shall notify the City 24-48 hours prior to starting work by requesting an inspection through the CityView portal. Weekend and night work require a minimum of 48 business hours’ advanced coordination with a City inspector. 3. The applicant/contractor shall notify residents within 300 feet of the work area 48 hours prior to starting work by distributing door hangers, displaying message boards, or posting signs visibly along the right-of-way. 4. The applicant/contractor shall notify the City prior to site restoration, immediately after all work and restoration are complete, and when the site is ready for final inspection. The applicant/contractor shall request a final inspection through the CityView portal prior to the permit expiration date. General Conditions: 1. Comply with all permit conditions and the Traffic Control Plans (TCP) issued by the City. 2. Follow the allowed work hours as listed on the issued permit or on each page of the TCP. 3. If a travel lane will be closed, the applicant/contractor shall call the Communications Center at 253-287-4456 prior to starting work on day of closure and again once the lane is reopened. 4. Spotter must be available to assist with pedestrians if needed. 5. Request all inspections through the CityView portal on the City website. 6. Please utilize the traffic control standards below in addition to the TCP: - Traffic control devices shall be 28-inch retro-reflective cones. - Taper length equals width of offset times speed limit squared divided by 60. - Sign spacing shall be 100 feet when speed limit is 30 mph or less. - Sign spacing shall be 350 feet when speed limit is greater than 30 mph. - Distance between cones equals speed limit in unit-feet. - Distance between signs is mandatory unless field conditions determine otherwise. - Travel lane width must be a minimum of 11 feet at all times. - Any and all flaggers and spotters shall remain in radio contact at all times. 7. Open cut is not permitted without prior approval from the City. 8. Do not park vehicles on City sidewalk. Any public curb, gutter, or sidewalk broken now or during construction shall be removed and replaced per City Standards. 9. The applicant shall notify property owners of blocked driveways at least 24 hours in advance. 10. Inspections performed during a regular 8-hour day Monday through Friday 7:00 am - 5:00 pm is included in the permit fee. Inspection time performed outside of these hours are charged to the permit holder at a rate of $130.00 per hour with a three-hour minimum. 11. The applicant shall comply with Puyallup Municipal Code Chapter 11.05 while working in the public right-of-way. Indemnification / Hold Harmless: The Permittee shall defend, indemnify and hold the Public Entity, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or suits including attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with activities or operations performed by the Permittee or on the Permittee's behalf out of issuance of this Permit, except for injuries and damages caused by the sole negligence of the Public Entity. However, should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that RCW 4.24.115 applies to this Permit, then the Permittee agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Public Entity, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers harmless to the maximum extent permitted thereunder. It is further specifically and expressly understood that the indemnification provided herein constitutes the Permittee's waiver of immunity under Industrial Insurance, Title 51 RCW, solely for the purposes of this indemnification. This waiver has been mutually negotiated by the parties. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.