PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT WORK

Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 13, ch. 13.40

in effect

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.010 Inspection duty—Purpose.

13.40.010 - Inspection duty—Purpose. The Department of Public Works shall inspect all installations of utilities, street improvements, street lighting or other improvements in public rights-of-way for the benefit of the public using the rights-of-way. (Ord. 5571 § 28, 2003: Ord. 2241 § 1, 1981: Ord. 1319 § 4 (part), 1968: prior code § 9-16-1)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.020 Permit for right-of-way improvements.

13.40.020 - Permit for right-of-way improvements. It shall be unlawful for any person, either as an owner, agent, servant, contractor or employee, to cut, break, remove, alter, or install any improvements or portion of improvements within the public rights-of-way, or cause to have cut, broken or removed any improvements, or to install or to cause to have installed any utilities or poles, or make other excavations on any public street within the City, without having first obtained a permit to do so from the Department of Public Works. The Director of Public Works may deny a permit to any applicant who: (A) Has a documented history of unsatisfactory safety conditions; (B) Has failed or refused to honor warranty requirements; (C) Has failed to correct noncompliance with permit requirements; or (D) Otherwise has failed to comply with the requirements of this Chapter. (Ord. 5571 § 29, 2003: Ord. 2241 § 2, 1981: Ord. 1319 § 4 (part), 1968: prior code § 9-16-2)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.030 Licensing and bonding required.

13.40.030 - Licensing and bonding required. Only persons, contractors, owners or other individuals who are properly licensed and bonded for performance of work within public rights-of-way shall be issued a permit for any work, cause the deposit of materials, or use the rights-of-way for other than normal operation of motor vehicles and pedestrians. (Ord. 1319 § 4 (part), 1968: prior code § 9-16-3)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.040 Inspection—Notice of work start.

13.40.040 - Inspection—Notice of work start. The Director of Public Works shall furnish an inspector for each permit for improvements or installation of underground utilities in the streets, alleys, or easements within the City, whose duties shall be to check for application and conformance to the Standard Specifications adopted pursuant to Section 13.44.010. The Director of Public Works shall be notified at least twenty-four hours in advance of the time when the work is proposed to be started unless an emergency occurs during the period in which the office is not open, in which instance the applicant for a permit shall contact the Department of Public Works within the first hour after the office reopens. (Ord. 5571 § 30, 2003: Ord. 2241 § 3, 1981: Ord. 1319 § 4 (part), 1968: prior code § 9-16-4)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.050 Fees—Authorization.

13.40.050 - Fees—Authorization. (A) The Department of Public Works or designee is authorized to charge fees in connection with the issuance of permits and the construction of improvements pursuant to this Chapter. Such fees may include fees associated with plan checking and inspection, fees for services performed by or on behalf of the City in implementing this Chapter, fees relating to noncompliance with the provisions of this Chapter, and fees associated with corrective action required under this Chapter. (B) In connection with the issuance of a permit, the City is authorized to establish and collect an additional fee to cover work that was previously performed by or on behalf of the applicant without the benefit of a valid permit. In addition, the City is authorized to charge fees for noncompliance with permit requirements set forth in this Title. (C) The City is authorized to charge fees related to the patching and resurfacing of pavement that is cut or disturbed in connection with utility installations and other development-related work. The fees may include the costs of slurry seal installation, asphalt resurfacing or reinstallation, or may be based upon reimbursement for lost value. (D) The fees chargeable by the City pursuant to this Section shall be those that are set forth in a fee schedule that may be approved and amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council. The fee schedule may contain fees chargeable under other Chapters of this Code. (Ord. No. 6879, § 12, 9-4-24; Ord. 5571 §§ 31, 32, 2003)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.060 Fees—Payment.

13.40.060 - Fees—Payment. Permit fees established pursuant to this Chapter shall be paid before the issuance of a permit. Inspection and service fees shall be paid before any work is done. In connection with fees that are required in order to recover the City's costs in performing corrective action, the City is authorized to charge the permittee the cost of the work, and may calculate the cost in the same way that the cost of extra and force account work is determined and charged under Section 109.03 of the Standard Specifications. The City may collect the amount so charged by any available means. In cases where the corrective work is the responsibility of the abutting property owner, collection efforts may include making the amount a charge against the abutting property and recording an appropriate lien against the property. (Ord. 5571 § 33, 2003: Ord. 2241 § 4, 1981: Ord. 1319 § 4 (part), 1968: prior code § 9-16-6)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.070 Permittee—Actions allowed.

13.40.070 - Permittee—Actions allowed. A permittee under this Chapter shall: (A) Warrant all work covered by the permit for a period of one year following acceptance of the work by the City; and (B) Maintain for the warranty period a warranty bond equal to the principal bond amount. (Ord. 5571 § 34 (part), 2003)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.080 Permittee—Failure to comply with permit.

13.40.080 - Permittee—Failure to comply with permit. Whenever a permittee has failed to complete the installation of improvements as required by the permit, the Director of Public Works may notify the permittee in writing that he has thirty days in which to take and complete remedial action, or to file an appeal with the City Council. The notice shall state that, in the event the permittee fails to take the remedial action or file an appeal within the thirty-day period, the City may take action against the bond for the cost of completing the installation of improvements in accordance with the permit. (Ord. 5571 § 34 (part), 2003)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.090 Permittee—Filing an appeal.

13.40.090 - Permittee—Filing an appeal. If the permittee elects to appeal in accordance with Section 13.40.080, the permittee shall file an appeal in writing with the City Clerk within the appeal period. Thereafter, a hearing date before the City Council shall be set, and written notification of the hearing date shall be sent to the permittee at least seven days before the hearing. (Ord. 5571 § 34 (part), 2003)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.100 Permittee—Failure to comply or appeal—Remedy.

13.40.100 - Permittee—Failure to comply or appeal—Remedy. If after the expiration of thirty days from the date of receipt of a written notice pursuant to Section 13.40.080, the permittee has failed to complete the work as required by the permit and the permittee has not filed an appeal, the Department of Public Works shall report the circumstances to the City Council. Thereafter, the City Council shall determine if the remedial action, as recommended by the Department of Public Works, is necessary and if so, the City Council may instruct and authorize the Director of Public Works to proceed with remedial action. (Ord. 5571 § 34 (part), 2003)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.110 Appeal hearing—Prima facie evidence.

13.40.110 - Appeal hearing—Prima facie evidence. In the event of an appeal hearing described in Section 13.40.090, the permittee may present evidence for consideration by the City Council. After considering the presentations and evidence of both the permittee and the Department of Public Works, the City Council shall determine if remedial action on the part of the permittee is necessary to the health, safety, welfare or benefit of the public. If such action is found to be necessary to the public health, safety, welfare or benefit, then the permittee shall be notified of the decision of the City Council that remedial action shall be commenced and completed within ten days from the date of notification of the City Council's decision and that failure to complete such action shall result in the Department of Public Works proceeding with such remedial action and action taken against the bond for the costs incurred by the City. (Ord. 5517 § 34 (part), 2003)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 13.40.120 Legal action—Costs.

13.40.120 - Legal action—Costs. Subsequent to the completion of the work, the Director of Public Works shall forward to the permittee a statement of the costs incurred by the City in connection with the remedial action and informing the permittee that failure to pay the amount stated therein within thirty days from the date of the statement shall result in action taken against the bond of the permittee. (Ord. 5571 § 34 (part), 2003)

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