Please review "Terms and Conditions" of permit application and below requirements that would be needed for the Road Occupancy Permit (R.O.P.) to be issued.
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| A permit is required to be taken out by any person, agency or contractor working on, or occupying the road allowance on assumed and unassumed City roads. The Region of Durham issues permits for work done on Regional roads. |
| Notice Required |
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R.O.P. application to be submitted a minimum of:
- Ten (10) working days prior to the closure or occupancy of arterial or collector roads and/or closure or occupancy of a sidewalk on arterial and collector roads.
- Four (4) working days prior to the closure or occupancy of a local road and/or closure or occupancy of a sidewalk on a local road.
Sidewalk closure notification process:
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| Application Form |
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| Traffic Control Plan |
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Full road closure notification process:
- A copy of full road closure notification with traffic control/detour plan generated by the applicant/contractor must be submitted with R.O.P. for review by Road Operations.
- The notification must specify the location and the anticipated timeframe for the road closure, and the cost of undertaking this supplementary notification is borne entirely by the applicant/contractor.
- Applicant/contractor must provide approved notification a minimum of
- Five (5) working days prior to the anticipated full road closure on arterial and collector roads
- Two (2) working days prior to the anticipated full road closure on a local road
- Approved notification would be hand delivered by the applicant/contractor to directly affected residents and business owners.
- Applicant/contractor would be responsible for providing access to Emergency Services and local traffic at all times.
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| Insurance Required |
- 2M General Liability Insurance
- City of Oshawa must be named as Additional Insured
- Certificates required for:
- Applicant and Contractor, or
- Applicant with Contractor named as Additional Insured (as well as City being named as additional insured)
- Certificates to be checked for effective dates and to see if site specific
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| Homeowner hiring a Contractor |
- Certificate required from Contractor only, Contractor applies for R.O.P.
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| Homeowner doing own work or homeowner request to store bin on roadway |
- Certificate required from Homeowner
- Must be "personal liability" in name of homeowner
- If doesn't exist ask to get "Commercial General Liability" (C.G.L.) from current provider
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| PODS / Other Storage Containers |
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PODS or similar moving companies may apply for permits instead of the homeowner and use their corporate insurance. Additional conditions:
- Container must be property coned off per Ontario Traffic Manual, Book 7
- Container can't block the access/driveways of neighbouring properties
- Applicant responsible for any damage to the roadway or boulevard as a result of the container being dropped off, stored and picked up
- These Road Occupancy Permit applications will NOT be approved from December 1 to April 1
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| To Install a Pool or Hot Tub |
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Do you need to store equipment and/or materials on the City roadway, boulevard or sidewalk or occupying roadway for a concrete truck or for a container to load/unload material?
- If yes, a Road Occupancy Permit is required
- These Road Occupancy Permit applications will NOT be approved from December 1 to April 1
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| Municipal Consent (M.C.) Approval |
- M.C. is required before receiving an R.O.P. if installing new or moving underground utilities
- Contact Engineering Services at 905-436-5606 for further information about M.C.
- Once received, applicant must provide a copy of the M.C. letter before the R.O.P. can be issued
- NOTE: if the work is regarding water and/or sewer connections, M.C. is not required
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Fees
- Simple - occupy only or boulevard only - $85 (plus tax)
- Complex - excavate sidewalk, curb and/or road - $150 (plus tax)
- If occupying parking stalls, the applicant/contractor have to pay for the lost revenue ($1.25/hour per space) in addition to R.O.P. fee. Even the organizations exempt from the permit fee must pay for parking (except for a City contractor).
Pavement Degradation Fee (effective January 1, 2019)
- A pavement degradation fee will be applied to all permits that require a road cut. This fee is intended to compensate the City for the loss of pavement life due to the road cut and will be based on a unit cost per square metre ($42/m2) of impacted pavement area.
- Note pavement degradation fee is one time non-refundable fee.
For more information about Road Occupancy Permits, please contact Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311 or Live Chat with us today.
