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1. Charter
2. Title 1 General Administration
3. Title 2 Government Organization
4. Title 3 Revenue and Taxation
5. Title 4 Licenses and Permits
1. Chapter 4-1 General Licensing Provisions
2. Chapter 4-2 Beverages License
3. Chapter 4-3 Auctioneer License
4. Chapter 4-4 Building Contractor License
5. Chapter 4-5 Circus, Carnival, and Menagerie License
6. »Chapter 4-6 Contractor in the Public Right-of-Way License
7. Chapter 4-7 Dog License
8. Chapter 4-8 Electrical Contractor Registration
9. Chapter 4-9 Food Service Establishment and Food Vending Machine License (Repealed)
10. Chapter 4-10 Itinerant Merchant License
11. Chapter 4-11 Mall Permits and Leases
12. Chapter 4-12 Repealed
13. Chapter 4-13 Mechanical Contractor License
14. Chapter 4-14 Mobile Home Park Permit and Mobile Home Installer's License
15. Chapter 4-15 Plumbing Contractor and Apprentice Plumber License
16. Chapter 4-16 Police Alarm Systems
17. Chapter 4-17 Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker License
18. Chapter 4-18 Street, Sidewalk, and Public Property Use Permits
19. Chapter 4-19 Taxi Driver License (Repealed)
20. Chapter 4-20 Fees
21. Chapter 4-21 Sign Contractor License
22. Chapter 4-22 Elevator, Dumbwaiter, Materials Lift, Escalator, and Moving Walk License
23. Chapter 4-23 Neighborhood Parking Zone Permits
24. Chapter 4-24 Parks and Open Space Parking Permits
25. Chapter 4-25 Fire Contractor License
26. Chapter 4-26 Cemetery Permits
27. Chapter 4-27 News Box Leases and Regulation
28. Chapter 4-28 Tree Contractor License
6. Title 5 General Offenses
7. Title 6 Health, Safety and Sanitation
8. Title 7 Regulation of Vehicles, Pedestrians, and Parking
9. Title 8 Parks, Open Space, Streets, and Public Ways
10. Title 9 Land Use Regulation
11. Title 10 Structures
12. Title 11 Utilities and Airport
13. Title 12 Human Rights
14. Title 13 Elections and Campaign Disclosures and Activities
15. Title 14 Arts
16. Index
17. Ordinances Pending Codification

Page Contents

• 4-6-1 Legislative Intent
• 4-6-2 License Required
• 4-6-3 License Application
• 4-6-4 Insurance Required
• 4-6-5 Authority to Deny Issuance of License
• 4-6-6 Contractor Responsibilities
• 4-6-7 Suspension Or Revocation of License
• 4-6-8 Term of License
• 4-6-9 Permit for Excavation in the Public Right-of-Way (Repealed by Ordinance No. 5919 (1997))

Chapter 4-6: Contractor in the Public Right-of-Way License¹⁸

4-6-1 Legislative Intent.

The purpose of this chapter is to require that all contractors and subcontractors working on public property, rights-of-way, or grounds and any city-owned or city-contracted utility system be licensed in order to assure that the work meets city standards and that the public health, safety, and welfare are protected from injury due to these activities.

4-6-2 License Required.

No developer, contractor, or subcontractor shall perform any work affecting public property, rights-of-way, grounds, any city-owned utility system, or any other utility system or in the street right-of-way or utility easement, whether or not the work is performed for the city, without first obtaining a license from the city manager as prescribed by this chapter before commencing any such work.

4-6-3 License Application.

(a) An applicant for a license under this chapter shall apply therefor on forms furnished by the city manager and pay the fee prescribed in section 4-20-6, "Public Right-of-Way Permit and Contractor License Fees," B.R.C. 1981.

(b) The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance coverage required by section 4-1-8, "Insurance Required," B.R.C. 1981, and shall name the city as an insured party under the required policies of public liability insurance.

(c) The applicant shall provide a bond:

(1) To secure performance of the work authorized by the license: a) in accordance with the standards and specifications of the city, b) in a safe manner that protects employees and members of the public, and c) within the time required for completion;

(2) To provide necessary repairs to existing improvements damaged during the licensee's work; and

(3) To maintain the work during the two years after it is accepted by the city.

4-6-4 Insurance Required.

(a) Every contractor licensed under this chapter shall maintain at all times the insurance prescribed by section 4-1-8, "Insurance Required," B.R.C. 1981.

(b) If work undertaken by the licensee may require blasting, explosive conditions, or underground operations, the comprehensive general liability insurance shall cover blasting, collapse of buildings, and damage to adjacent property.

(c) The licensee shall maintain the required insurance throughout the period of the contract work and maintenance responsibility.

(d) In addition to the insurance required in this section, the city manager may require, before or after the license is issued, insurance protection for a hazard peculiar to the particular project.

4-6-5 Authority to Deny Issuance of License.

(a) The city manager may deny an application for a license under this chapter upon a finding of any of the conditions prescribed by subsection 4-1-9(a), B.R.C. 1981, or upon a determination that:

(1) The applicant has had any contractor license revoked or suspended; or

(2) The applicant has previously failed to comply with the ordinances and regulations of the city relating to conducting any contracting business licensed under this code.

(b) If the city manager denies a license application under this section, the manager shall follow the procedures prescribed by subsection 4-1-9(b), B.R.C. 1981.

4-6-6 Contractor Responsibilities.

(a) A contractor licensed under this chapter is responsible for all work performed under its contract, whether or not the contractor, an employee, or a subcontractor performs the work.

(b) A contractor licensed under this chapter shall comply with all standards for construction in the public rights-of-way prescribed by the City of Boulder Design and Construction Standards.

Ordinance No. 5986 (1998)

4-6-7 Suspension or Revocation of License.

The city manager may suspend or revoke the license issued under this chapter for the grounds and under the procedures prescribed by section 4-1-10, "Revocation of Licenses," B.R.C. 1981. Grounds for suspension or revocation include, without limitation, failure to maintain required insurance.

4-6-8 Term of License.

The term of the license issued under this chapter is twelve months from the date of issuance.

4-6-9 Permit for Excavation in the Public Right-of-Way.

Repealed. (Ordinance Nos. 4866 (1984); 5919 (1997))

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¹⁸ Adopted by Ordinance No. 4637. Derived from Ordinance Nos. 3423, 3520.

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