PRIVATE PAVING OVER SEWER EXCAVATIONS

Columbus City Codes tit. 11, ch. 1143

in effect

Columbus City Codes § 1143.01 Agreements for construction.

1143.01 - Agreements for construction. The director of public service is authorized to enter into agreements whereby the right and privilege of constructing new pavements on public streets, avenues, boulevards or alleys, and the repavement or reconstruction of pavements over trenches or over openings in such public ways under private contract at no cost to the city, is granted to responsible applicants. No person acting under the direction or authorization of the director of public service shall be required to obtain a certificate of appropriateness or approval under Title 31, Title 33, or Title 34. Such agreements shall contain the following provisions and conditions. (Sec. 38.11; Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009; Ord. No. 3314-2025, § 1(Exh. A), 12-15-2025)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.02 Plans.

1143.02 - Plans. The new pavements or repavements over trenches and openings so constructed shall be in accordance with plans to be approved by the director of public service and their designee, which plans shall meet the standard minimum requirements as adopted by the city council. (Sec. 38.11; Ord. 1909-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.03 Compliance with specifications.

1143.03 - Compliance with specifications. The director of public service and/or their designee shall furnish detailed specifications which shall be complied with in every respect. (Sec. 38.11; Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.04 Municipal immunity.

1143.04 - Municipal immunity. The city shall be held free and harmless from any or all claims for damages of every nature arising or growing out of the construction so agreed to be made. (Sec. 38.11.)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.05 Cost of fire hydrant inspection.

1143.05 - Cost of fire hydrant inspection. The parties requesting such right and privilege shall pay the cost of inspection of fire hydrants and shall deposit with the city treasurer through the director of public service and/or their designee, the sums of money estimated by the director of public service and/or their designee to be necessary therefor, and in the event such estimated amounts are found to be insufficient, additional amounts shall be deposited as are necessary upon demand. All unexpended moneys so deposited shall be refunded. (Sec. 38.11; Ord. 1909-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.06 Surety bond.

1143.06 - Surety bond. Such parties shall furnish a surety bond satisfactory to the director of public service and/or their designee in the sum of one hundred (100) percent of the estimated cost of the proposed construction of pavements or repaving to guarantee the performance of the agreement. (Sec. 38.11; Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.07 Violation of agreements.

1143.07 - Violation of agreements. Any violation of the terms of the agreements or noncompliance therewith shall constitute a breach of contract, and the chief engineer shall have the right and privilege to stop the work forthwith. (Sec. 38.11.)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.08 Grades.

1143.08 - Grades. The grades of the streets, alleys, or other public ways to be paved or repaved, shall be as shown on the plans therefor, and shall be recorded in the profile books in the office of the chief engineer. (Sec. 38.11.)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.09 Paving to become city property.

1143.09 - Paving to become city property. Upon completion of the work in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, and to the satisfaction of the director of public service and/or their designee, the pavements or repaving shall become the property of the city at no cost to the city and without encumbrances of any nature. (Sec. 38.11; Ord. 1909-01 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009)

Columbus City Codes § 1143.99 Penalty.

1143.99 - Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00), or imprisoned not more than ten (10) days, or both. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued.

Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11WASEELCO_CH1143PRPAOVSEEXFetched: 10/27/2026