Public Works

Online forms and instructions for the Public Works Department

• The Public Works Department handles aspects of City streets including reconstruction, repair, snow removal, signage and striping inluding:
• Building & Grounds Maintenance
• Painting
• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Sprinkler (irrigation) system
• Fleet maintenance – Preventative Maintenance
• City cars
• Trucks pick up
• Dump trucks range from (5500 to 8500 series)
• Snow plows & Material Spreaders
• Computer system for Material Spreaders
• Heavy Construction Equipment (Skid-loader & Backhoe and all attachments & Tar melter).
• Flood Control Operations
• Sand bagging
• Road Closure as required
• Mowing
• Right-of-Ways
• Weed control (Round-up)
• Campus Grounds & Islands
• Roadway Maintenance
• Concrete slab replacements
• Concrete patching (expansion joints)
• Joint router/Crack sealing (Asphalt/Concrete)
• Sidewalk replacements
• Asphalt patching
• Asphalt paving
• Guard rail replacement and installation
• Trash pick-up along right-of-way
• Street Signs
• Maintenance & installatio
• Snow & Ice Control Operations
• City roadway network and private drives
• Plowing
• Salting
• All Campus and Parks parking lots and drives
• Sidewalks for Campus grounds and Community Center
• Storm Water
• Storm water culvert & grates (Maintenance)
• Repair & Replacement of pipe
• Placement of inlets
• Jetting (to open clogged pipe)
• Rent Leaf Vacuum to clean ditch line
• Traffic Control
• Traffic Control preformed per jobs
• (2) Traffic caution lights (maintenance)
• Robyn Road
• Geyer Road near Rotherwood Ct
• Tree Maintenance in City Right-of-Way
• Inspection of trees
• Trim or remove if required
• Stump removal (backfill, seed, fertilize & straw area)

The Department performs building zoning reviews.

• The City Engineer reviews all building permit applications with regard to zoning.
• City Zoning Map (PDF File)
• The city does not generate a building permit, but rather a zoning approval letter which is required before the applicant can apply for the building permit with St. Louis County.
• The City Engineer also issues all sign permits for businesses and property development.
• The Public Works Department provides residential building inspections for occupancy.
• Occupancy Permits are required when the occupancy of a home changes, or when a new residence is constructed.
• Commercial Occupancy and Re-occupancy is the jurisdiction of St. Louis County.
• While St. Louis County handles commercial occupancy permits, zoning approval for these are monitored by the City Engineer and a Zoning Approval Letter is required from the City of Sunset Hills (with your commercial occupancy application) to take to County.
  
• The Public Works Department also handles resident complaints for static ordinance violations. The Department will monitor ordinance compliance for violations of issues like weeds, junk, obvious home maintenance problems, etc.
  
• Excavation permits are also handled from this office. Fee information and deposit requirements are available at City Hall and online.

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