Encroachment Permits

Encroachment permits are for the purpose of regulating excavations and/or encroachments on, over or under a public right-of-way or public service easement. For most construction projects, detailed construction drawings are submitted along with the application and are checked for compliance with both Town of Paradise construction standards and generally acceptable engineering standards.

Work Considerations

If you plan on doing work in the Town of Paradise that requires an encroachment permit, please consider the following information:

Licenses

You must be a licensed contractor for the type of work you plan to do, or you must be the homeowner and not contracting or paying others to complete permitted work (repairs and flatwork behind the sidewalk area).

Insurance

Licensed contractors shall carry general liability insurance of $1,000,000 minimum with an endorsement naming the Town, Town Officers, Employees and Agents as additional insured. The policy shall have a 30-day notice of cancellation and be on file at the town offices. Homeowners shall provide the Town with a copy of their homeowners insurance policy with liability limits of $300,000 minimum.

Security Requirements

Contractors shall provide the Town with a surety bond or other approved security of $10,000 minimum. Homeowners are exempted from security requirements.

Plans and Specifications

Plans and specifications will be required of each applicant for the work to be competed under the approved permit.

Traffic Control Measures

May be required and shall comply with Part 6 of the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2012.

Pavement Cut Moratorium

Moratorium areas — No permit shall be issued (12.14.260) 

Permission to excavate in newly renovated streets shall not be granted for three years after completion of street renovation as shown by the filing of a notice of completion. Utilities shall determine alternate methods of making necessary repairs to avoid excavating in newly renovated streets. Exceptions to the above are as follows:

A. Emergency endangering persons or property;

B. Interruption of essential utility service;

C. Work mandated by city, state or federal legislation;

D. Service for buildings where no other reasonable means of providing service exists;

E. Other situations deemed by the town council to be in the best interest of the general public.

All permits which are issued under subsections A through E of this section shall be in accordance with the standards, details and specifications established by and on file in the office of the public works director/town engineer.

(Ord. 321, § 1(part), 1999)

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