HomeMy WebLinkAbout1795 - Construction Site Debris & CompletionORDINANCE NO. 1795
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
46 ADDING CHAPTER 15.60 TO THE NEWPORT BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "CONSTRUCTION SITE
DEBRIS AND COMPLETION"
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The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 15.60 is hereby added to the
Newport Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 15.60
CONSTRUCTION SITE DEBRIS AND COMPLETION
Sections:
15.60.010
Permit
Required.
15.60.020
Amount
and Purpose.
15.60.030
Deposit.
15.60.040
Notice
to Clean Up.
15.60.050
Forfeiture of Deposit.
15.60.060
Refund
of Deposit.
15.60.070
Appeal
to.City Council.
15.60.010 Permit Required. Prior to the issuance
of any building permit or grading permit, the Building
Official may require a construction site cleanup and
completion deposit to be posted with the City Finance
Director.
15.60.020 Amount and Purpose. Said deposit as
provided in Section 15.60.010 shall be in the following
amount:
Valuation
$ 0 - $ 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 20,000
20,001 - 50,000 Q,
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50,001 i �9. 1QQ6r9Q8
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500,000
500,001 - 1,000,000
1,000,001 - up
Deposit
None
$ 300
400
500
750
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3,000
5,000
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This deposit shall guarantee the proper cleanup and
removal of construction and demolition debris from the
construction site including public property, and shall
guarantee that inspections are requested at the proper
time including final inspection, thereby providing the
proper protection to the health, safety, and welfare
of the citizens of Newport Beach.
For the purpose of this ordinance, the term "proper
cleanup" shall include the installation and maintenance of
erosion control and desilting basins as required by the
City's Grading Code and Standards.
15.60.030 Deposit_ The applicant for a building
permit shall deposit cash or other instrument of credit
satisfactory to the City Attorney in.an amount shown in
Section 15.60.020.
15.60.040 Notice to Clean Up. The Building Official,
or his designated representative, upon observing an unnecessary
accumulation of construction debris shall give the contractor
a written notice to clean up the construction site. Said
notice shall describe the debris to be removed and the length
of time allowed for cleanup.
15.60.050 Forfeiture of Deposit. Failure of the
contractor to satisfactorily clean up the construction site
shall cause the City of Newport Beach, or its agents or
employees, to enter upon the construction site and remove the
debris therefrom. The cost of such removal shall be
deducted from the cash deposit and summarily forfeited and
paid over to the City, and the remainder, if any, returned
to the person or persons depositing said cash upon final
approval of the structure by the Building Official. If the
cost of cleanup exceeds the deposited amount, then the
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project shall be stopped-until an additional deposit is
posted. Unauthorized occupancy of the structure will
result in the cash deposit being forfeited and paid over
to the City.
15.60.060 Refund of Deposit. If all construction
or demolition debris is removed at the end of construction
and the site is satisfactorily clean up and not occupied
until approved by the Building Official, then the full
amount of the deposit, or the remainder thereof as provided
in Section 15.60.050, shall be refunded to the person or
persons depositing said cash upon final approval of the
structure by the Building Official.
15.60.070 Appeal to City Council. The City
Council shall have the power to hear and decide appeals
based on the enforcement or interpretation of the provisions
of this Chapter."
SECTION 2. This ordinance 'shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be
effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
This ordinance was - .introduced at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the.City of Newport Beach held on the
22nd day of .Januar
1979, and was adopted
on the 12th day of February , 1979, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN Hart, Heather, Hummel,
CERP.F ".°n A'r �- r -:n NAL AND 7x . Ryckoff, Strauss, Williams
CEi"li ;tDA-- LJ'CE3CAT!ON
,JAN 1 4 1978 NOES, COUNCILMEN None
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ABSENT COUNCILMEN McInnis
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ATTEST:
ity Clerk DDO /kb
1/15/79
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