§ 40-284. Design standards, plans.

(a)

The director, the city engineer, the utility official, and the parks official may jointly approve and promulgate design, construction, and maintenance standards for facilities. Such standards shall be so drafted as to ensure that facilities do not impose a significant risk of personal injury or property damage.

(b)

Consistent with this article and the standards promulgated under subsection (a), above, the officials named therein may adopt and promulgate standardized plans and specifications that permittees may utilize for facilities. Each applicant shall either adopt an approved plan or submit his own detailed plans prepared under the seal of a professional engineer registered as such in Texas with his application. Each set of plans shall show the design, dimension, and depth of the facility, the manner in which it will be placed, and the process that will be used for its removal and closure.

(c)

The director, the city engineer, the utility official, and the parks official, or any one of them, may require the revision of any applicant's plans to conform to the standards promulgated or adopted in this article as a condition of granting a permit.

(Ord. No. 91-1157, § 1, 8-14-91)