Construction Equipment Rentals in Burleson, TX

Local rules and conditions worth checking before equipment arrives. Requirements change and depend on the project, so confirm the details with the agency for your site.

• ROW permits and locate requests

  A right-of-way permit is required to disturb, excavate, block or place materials in a City road, right-of-way or easement. The City's online application doubles as a locate request, and contractors must call the ROW Inspector at least 48 hours before construction begins.

  • Source: City of Burleson: Right-of-Way Permits
  • Source: City of Burleson ROW Permit Application and Locate Request

• Construction hours near homes

  Burleson's noise ordinance prohibits construction noise within 300 feet of an occupied home before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, unless the city manager or a designee authorizes other hours for a site-specific need.

  • Source: City of Burleson Code of Ordinances sec. 34-191, Noise (construction work)

• No street cuts; restore what you disturb

  The application's special conditions state that street cuts are not permitted. Contractors are liable for damage to public infrastructure, including sidewalks and ramps, and must restore grass, driveways, fences and other amenities to as good or better condition. Lane closures need a site-specific traffic control plan with the application.

  • Source: City of Burleson ROW Permit Application and Locate Request

• Grading, floodplain and stormwater forms

  Development Engineering publishes an Early Grading Notification, a Floodplain Development Permit, a Letter of Permission for Grading or Concentration of Flow, a Storm Water Management Site Plan checklist and SWPPP checklists for large and small sites. Sites disturbing an acre or more generally also need TCEQ construction general permit coverage.

  • Source: City of Burleson Development Engineering: Forms & Checklists
  • Source: TCEQ Stormwater General Permit for Construction Activities (TXR150000)

• TxDOT corridors

  Work along state highways such as I-35W involves TxDOT. The City's Development Engineering forms page links TxDOT business forms and a TxDOT utility permit questionnaire.

  • Source: City of Burleson Development Engineering: Forms & Checklists
  • Source: Handbook of Texas: Burleson, TX

• Call 811 before digging

  Texas law requires one-call notice at least 48 hours before excavating, excluding weekends and holidays, in addition to the City's own locate request.

  • Source: Texas Utilities Code ch. 251, sec. 251.151
  • Source: Texas811: excavator notice requirements

• Trenches on new phases

  Sewer and storm lines on subdivision phases often run deep. OSHA requires a protective system for trenches 5 feet deep or more unless they are entirely in stable rock, with spoil kept at least 2 feet from the edge and daily competent-person inspections.

  • Source: OSHA trenching and excavation safety fact sheet