§ 5-22. Right-of-way/infrastructure improvement and construction permits, required and exceptions.

(a)

Permit required. A permit is required for all construction in the public rights-of-way and earthmoving, drainage or subsurface work on private property under the City of Oakland Park jurisdiction. Such permits shall only be issued by the public works department (rights-of-way) or building division (private property) in accordance with this article, sections 5-21 through 5-30 of this Code and the document "Minimum Standards Applicable to Public Rights-of-Way Under City of Oakland Park Jurisdiction," hereinafter referred to as the "minimum standards," and shall include, but not be limited to, the following type of work.

(b)

Permitted work.

(1)

All construction and repair work within the city rights-of-way as defined in the document "minimum standards" shall require a right-of-way/infrastructure improvement permit submitted to the public works department.

(2)

Site improvements on private property including filling, grading and excavation for building construction, parking lots or landscaping, shall require a construction permit submitted to the building division.

(3)

Dredging, filling, grading, or excavation for lakes, canals, lagoons or other waterways and borrow pits on private property shall require a construction permit submitted to the building division and all other applicable agencies.

(4)

Any mining or drilling on private property shall require a construction permit submitted to the building division.

(5)

Construction of storm drainage systems located on private property which will discharge into or affect any waterways or bodies of water within the City of Oakland Park shall require a construction permit submitted to the building division.

(6)

Construction of any roadway having access easements utilized for and by public services such as police, fire protection, water and sewer services, and solid waste disposal shall require a construction permit submitted to the public works department.

(7)

Work performed by franchised public utilities or governmental agencies including the city shall require a right-of-way/infrastructure improvement permit or construction permit or both submitted to the public works department.

(8)

Construction of sewer and water systems which will connect to or be served by the city, owned by a public utility system, such as, but not limited to, those systems within subdivisions, condominiums, cooperatives, associations or other such legally constituted groups shall require a right-of-way/infrastructure improvement permit or construction permit or both submitted to the public works department.

(c)

Permit exceptions. The following types of work shall be exempt from the permit requirements:

(1)

All routine maintenance and emergency work reported to the public works department within seventy-two (72) hours;

(2)

Single-family home driveway improvements on city rights-of-way provided such improvements are accurately depicted on a site plan submitted to the building division and inspected and approved by the public works department;

(3)

Grading and excavation work for a single-family lot; and

(4)

Any improvements in city rights-of-way with costs not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) as determined by the public works department and which have been included in plans submitted to the public works department and approved for permits.

(Ord. No. O-93-14, § 7, 10-6-93; Ord. No. O-1999-005, § 2, 5-19-99)