CITY OF PUYALLUP PERMITTING PORTAL

Engineering Division

Applicant/Contractor Responsibility: 1. The issued permit, issued site plan, and accepted traffic control plan 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. Call communications center at 253-287-4456 on day/night of work. For night work, call and leave a message for the inspectors by calling 253-435-3650 at least 48 hours in advance of job start. 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 the current City of Puyallup Fee Schedule inspection rate 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. Public notification shall comply with PMC Chapter 11.05.110. The applicant/contractor shall notify property owners of blocked driveways at least 24 hours in advance; public transportation agencies whose routes or stops are affected by the traffic control plan 24 hours in advance (Pierce County Transit Construction Coordinator: 253-581-8000); and place no parking signs adjacent to the work and safety zones at least 72 hours in advance of job start. 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. Road work and work in the public right-of-way is only allowed during the days and times listed on the issued permit or stamped on each page of the TCP. Night work may be required at some locations. 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. All work in the public right-of-way shall comply with Puyallup Municipal Code Chapter 11. Furthermore, all traffic control shall comply with MUTCD standards. Besides the conditions stamped on the issued traffic control plan, right-of-way administers, permit holders, and contractors shall abide by the following principles: - Traffic control devices shall be 28-inch retro-reflective cones. Distance between cones equals speed limit in unit-feet. - Advanced warning sign spacing shall be 100 feet when speed limit is 30 mph or less and 350 feet when speed limit is greater than 30 mph. Distance between signs is mandatory unless field conditions determine otherwise, at the discretion of the City Inspector. - Taper length shall be calculated using MUTCD Section 6C.08. - Travel lane widths must be always a minimum of 11 feet in all directions. - Any and all flaggers and spotters shall always remain in radio contact. - 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. If the work zone includes grooved pavement, abrupt lane edges, steel plates, or gravel or earth surfaces, there must be signs stating the condition, and warning motorcyclists of the potential hazard with a MOTORCYCLES USE EXTREME CAUTION sign. 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. Furthermore, the City does not review, approve, authorize, or permit work in the BNSF Railway right-of-way. The applicant and permit holder are responsible to obtain the necessary permits from the jurisdictional agencies to complete this work. A BNSF Railway Company Pipeline or Wire Line permit may be required. The applicant or permit holder shall present a copy of the BNSF permit upon request of the City Inspector. 10. No disruption of signal timing allowed at signalized intersection unless the traffic control plan depicts a uniformed police officer at the intersection. For approved Traffic Control Plans that necessitate the use of police officer assistance, Puyallup police officers will be utilized. If a uniformed police officer is depicted, the applicant/contractor shall contact Meghan Genge, Puyallup Police Department Support Specialist, at 253-841-5436 or mgenge@puyallupwa.gov to coordinate traffic support with a Puyallup uniformed police officer at least 24 hours of job start. 11. If the work zone is located within a quarter mile of MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, the permit holder shall notify MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital by contacting Aaron Piche, Manager of Engineering Services, at aaron.piche@multicare.org with the proposed impacts and closure hours at least 48 hours in advance of job start. No emergency service vehicle travel routes shall be blocked or rerouted. In a safe manner, flaggers shall prioritize travel for emergency service vehicles. 12. Work within WSDOT’s jurisdiction requires a traffic control plan stamped with WSDOT’s approval. If you have not received WSDOT approval, please email your plans to olympicregionutilities@wsdot.wa.gov prior to applying with the City of Puyallup. On or before the Wednesday prior to work commencement or traffic control, the applicant shall notify the WSDOT Area 1 Maintenance office of work on a state route (SR) at (360) 357-2600 or at orfeedback@wsdot.wa.gov. The applicant shall abide by the Traffic Management Center (TMC) requirements. 13. 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." 14. Work and traffic control at each permitted location shall be asynchronous with other issued permits held by this permit holder, even if the work is related. Advanced inspection scheduling with the City Inspector is required for multiple permits and locations to ensure adequate inspections. Inspection scheduling shall be at the discretion of the City Inspector. Working without advanced notice to the City is strictly prohibited and may result in penalties or stop work orders. 15. A 10" diameter core drill is allowed for potholing. For pothole windows larger than 10" in diameter or trenching completed in existing roadway, the contractor shall restore the pavement by installing the trench patch and then grinding/overlaying. All roadway restoration and street patches shall comply with City Standard Detail 01.01.20. Restoration limits and requirements shall be at the discretion of the City.

Engineering Division

A Performance Bond must be received by the City of Puyallup prior to permit issuance. The Performance Bond shall be 150% of the estimated cost of work in the ROW per the approved cost estimate received prior to plan approval (attached in CityView Portal under Documents & Images section). See https://www.cityofpuyallup.org/DocumentCenter/View/16622/Performance-Bond-51122-appvd-by-Legal for more information.

Engineering Division

Certificate or Insurance/CG2012 must be received prior to issuance

Development & Permitting Services

- At least 72-hour advanced notice to the City is required prior to setting up traffic control and starting work. First, notify City Inspector, Michael Rosenau, at 253-344-6753. Upon scheduling an agreeable start date with Michael, notify the City's Public Works Streets Supervisor, Scott Hill at 253-841-5409 and Public Affairs Officer, Eric Johnson, by emailing him the road closure dates and times at EJohnson@puyallupwa.gov and by calling him at 253-344-6269. - Only right-of-way occupation and temporary traffic control are authorized under permit PRROW20251151. The site plan only depicts the vicinity of traffic control and does not authorize anyone to excavate, tunnel under, fill in, grade, pave, level, alter, construct, repair, or remove any pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, driveway, gutter, sewer, water main or any other structure or improvement in the City of Puyallup public right-of-way. - The City of Puyallup does not authorize or permit work or traffic control in the Washington State Department of Transportation's right-of-way or outside Puyallup city limits. - No disruption of signal timing allowed at signalized intersection unless the traffic control plan depicts a uniformed police officer at the intersection or until authorized by a City of Puyallup or WSDOT official. - In accordance with the Maintenance of Transportation, if two or more ramps within the Project limits are planned to be closed concurrently, and the closed ramps have overlapping detours, the Design-Builder shall conduct an analysis of the detour routes in accordance with Section 2.21, Traffic Operations, and submit it to the WSDOT Engineer. If overlapping detours are determined to be unacceptable by the WSDOT Engineer, then only one ramp closure will be allowed. Closure durations shall be reduced based on the results of this analysis. Consecutive ramp closures will not be allowed, except where specifically allowed in this Section or with prior written approval by the WSDOT Engineer.

Traffic Division

The WSDoT Olympic Region Traffic Management Center (TMC) is the central resource for tracking highway traffic activity reporting relative to all maintenance, construction, and other highway work activities that are or will be occurring in the Region.  The TMC is staffed 24 hours a day seven days a week.  Traffic impact activities to be called in and reported by the permit holder include, but are not limited to, the following:- Any lane closure on a state highway. - Any shoulder closure on a state highway in the more urban higher traffic volume areas. - Any work activity of any kind on a state highway limited access freeway. - Any work activity that may or does cause traffic delays or other distractions to the traveling public on a state highway. The permit holder shall call the TMC at (253) 538-3300 each time a possible traffic impact activity is about to commence or occurs.  The permit holder shall call the TMC 30 minutes in advance of the activity commencing, during the activity if conditions arose that initially did not require the call-in, and at the conclusion of any activity that was reported.  Information that shall be provided to the TMC each time an activity begins shall include the following:- Name of caller, - State Route (SR) number, - SR milepost if known, or other description adequately describing the location of the activity (e.g. nearest intersection), - Brief description of the activity that is about to start, - The expected duration of the activity that is about to occur, - Permit number allowing the work, Contact names and phone number(s) that allow for direct communication between the TMC and the person(s) onsite that is/are in charge of the activity that is occurring. Please note the TMC number listed above is to be used for official state business only, and is not a public number to be used for inquires or other reporting of activities on the state highway system. Call 911 for emergencies, or other activities such as reporting a disabled vehicle on the shoulder.On or before the Wednesday prior to work commencement or traffic control, the applicant shall notify the WSDoT Area 1 Maintenance office of work on a state route (SR) by contacting Jeff Hastings, Ryan Stafford, & Kyle Aslakson at 253-983-7550 and by email at hastinj@wsdot.wa.gov, staffor@wsdot.wa.gov, and aslaksk@wsdot.wa.gov. The applicant shall comply with all TMC requirements.The Olympic Region Traffic Management Center (TMC) is the central resource for tracking highway traffic activity reporting relative to all maintenance, construction, and other highway work activities that are or will be occurring in the Region.  The TMC is staffed 24 hours a day seven days a week.  Traffic impact activities to be called in and reported by the permit holder include, but are not limited to, the following: - Any lane closure on a state highway. - Any shoulder closure on a state highway in the more urban higher traffic volume areas. - Any work activity of any kind on a state highway limited access freeway. - Any work activity that may or does cause traffic delays or other distractions to the traveling public on a state highway. The permit holder shall call the TMC at (253) 538-3300 each time a possible traffic impact activity is about to commence or occurs.  The permit holder shall call the TMC 30 minutes in advance of the activity commencing, during the activity if conditions arose that initially did not require the call-in, and at the conclusion of any activity that was reported.  Information that shall be provided to the TMC each time an activity begins shall include the following: - Name of caller, - State Route (SR) number, - SR milepost if known, or other description adequately describing the location of the activity (e.g. nearest intersection), - Brief description of the activity that is about to start, - The expected duration of the activity that is about to occur, - Permit number allowing the work, Contact names and phone number(s) that allow for direct communication between the TMC and the person(s) onsite that is/are in charge of the activity that is occurring. Please note the TMC number listed above is to be used for official state business only, and is not a public number to be used for inquires or other reporting of activities on the state highway system. Call 911 for emergencies, or other activities such as reporting a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. On or before the Wednesday prior to work commencement or traffic control, the applicant shall notify the WSDOT Area 1 Maintenance office of work on a state route (SR) by contacting Jeff Hastings, Ryan Stafford, & Kyle Aslakson at 253-983-7550 and by email at hastinj@wsdot.wa.gov, staffor@wsdot.wa.gov, and aslaksk@wsdot.wa.gov. The applicant shall comply with all TMC requirements.

Traffic Division

When night work is required, the applicant/contractor shall comply with the following conditions: 1. Road closure only allowed Sunday night - Thursday night from 9 p.m. – 5 a.m. 2. Prior to scheduling work, coordinate with the City by calling the Engineering Inspection Message Line at 253-435-3650. A minimum of 48 hours advance notice is required for coordination and scheduling purposes. 3. Comply with Minimum Requirements for Night Traffic Control TE-007, attached. 4. Applicant must provide 48-hour advanced notification to residents and businesses within 300 feet of the work area either via door hanger, message board or signs posted visibly along the right-of-way. 5. Call communications center at 253-287-4456 on day of closure.

Engineering Division

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.

Engineering Division

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."