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Development Engineering standard franchise utility conditions:
Site-specific Conditions:
NIGHT WORK REQUIRED.
CLOSURE ALLOWED:
Sunday - Thursday
9PM - 5AM
Call communications center at 253-287-4456 on night of closure.
Request a job start inspection through the CityView portal and leave a message for the inspectors by calling 253-435-3650 at least 48 hours in advance of job start.
The applicant shall notify all residents and businesses within 300 feet of the work area 48 hours in advance of start date by distributing informational door hangers, displaying work on message boards, or on signs posted visibly along the right-of-way. The City-issued permit packet shall be posted at the job site and available to inspectors at all times.
No disruption of signal timing allowed at signalized intersection unless the traffic control plan depicts a uniformed police officer at the intersection.
All proposed franchise utilities shall be located within a recorded utility easement or in the public right-of-way as determined by the City of Puyallup. The City of Puyallup does not authorize or permit utility work on private property.
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.
Puyallup construction restriction zones and routes shall be in effect during special events in downtown Puyallup or at the Washington State Fair. No work is allowed in the public right-of-way as defined by the Puyallup "Construction Restriction Zone & Routes Map."
When shifting traffic into a turn lane, use of double cones is required. Traffic device spacing shall be half distance for opposing traffic devices.
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 business hours prior to starting work by requesting an inspection through the CityView portal. Inspections performed during a City of Puyallup business day (Monday - Friday 7:00 am – 3:30 pm) are included in the permit fee. Inspections performed outside of the regular hours are charged to the permit holder at a rate of $130.00 per hour with a three-hour minimum. Prior to scheduling weekend and night work, coordinate with a City Inspector by calling 253-435-3650 at least 48 business hours in advance of work.
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. The applicant/contractor shall notify property owners of blocked driveways at least 24 hours in advance. Additionally, the applicant/contractor shall notify public transportation agencies whose routes or stops are affected by the traffic control plan 24 hours in advance of job start (Pierce County Transit Construction Coordinator: 253-581-8000).
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. Prior to scheduling weekend and night work, coordinate with a City Inspector by calling 253-435-3650 at least 48 business hours in advance of work.
6. Please utilize the traffic control standards below in addition to the conditions listed on 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.
- All aerial crossings at an intersection shall be a maximum of 3 minutes.
- When shifting traffic into a turn lane, use of double cones is required. Traffic device spacing shall be half distance for opposing traffic devices.
7. Open cut is not permitted without prior approval from the City. STEEL PLATE AHEAD and MOTORCYCLISTS USE EXTREME CAUTION advanced warning signs are required for steel plates installed in the public right-of-way.
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. All vehicles, equipment, and personnel are prohibited at all times from occupying any portion of a railroad crossing. Railroad crossing signs and striping shall be visible at all times. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic shall not be queued on any railroad crossing.
10. No disruption of signal timing allowed at signalized intersection unless the traffic control plan depicts a uniformed police officer at the intersection. If a uniformed police officer is depicted, the applicant/contractor shall contact Tamara Ferrin, Puyallup Police Department Support Specialist, at 253-841-5436 or tame@puyallupwa.gov to coordinate traffic support with a uniformed police officer at least 24 hours of job start.
11. Puyallup construction restriction zones and routes shall be in effect during special events in downtown Puyallup or at the Washington State Fair. During these events, no work is allowed in the public right-of-way as defined by the Puyallup "Construction Restriction Zone & Routes Map."
12. 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.
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Night work inspection fees:
- Whenever work is progressing within the city, inspectors are required to be available for inspection. Therefore, work beyond a regular 8 hour day also needs inspected.
- If your project is the only one operating at that time, you will be required to pay for the inspector to be there full time (3 hour minimum call out time). Whenever possible, the city will distribute fees among other projects working at the same time.
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