For City Council Meeting July 22, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
Title
Request City Council to Introduce for First Reading Ordinance No. 1701 Adding Exceptions to the Street Cut Moratorium, to Amend Section 11.04.145 of the Rialto Municipal Code, Reading by Title Only and Waiving Further Reading Thereof.
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Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Introduce the Ordinance "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTION 11.04.145 (MORATORIUM ON TRENCH CUTS IN NEWLY PAVED STREETS) OF CHAPTER 11.04 (IMPROVEMENTS) OF TITLE 11 (STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) OF THE RIALTO MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ADD EXCEPTIONS TO THE STREET CUT MORATORIUM," by title only and waive further reading; and,
2) Provide any other direction as determined appropriate.
BACKGROUND:
On May 9, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1589, enacting Section 11.04.145 (Moratorium on trench cuts in newly paved streets). The moratorium applies to newly paved streets, alleys, and public places to minimize pavement degradation, maintain structural integrity and smooth surfaces, and limit negative visual impacts.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The ordinance has been effective at minimizing the impacts of trench cuts on newly built or slurried streets. However additional exceptions to the moratorium are necessary for the efficient application of the moratorium, and should include repairs and new service tie-ins to reduce the financial burden on homeowners who are performing sewer and water repairs or converting from septic to sewer.
Namely, staff recommends that the following exceptions be added:
* Replacement or repair of an existing water or sewer service lateral for single-family residential units.
* Utility repairs resulting from homeowner improvements or emergency needs.
* Service for existing single-family residential units pursuing septic-to-sewer conve...
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