(a) Notice of Work Required. A service provider or contractor shall provide the City with notice of work in the right-of-way, including routine maintenance, work to be performed pursuant to a newly issued permit or for emergency work, and may include notice to adjacent homeowners and businesses, as may be required by the Director of Public Service, as follows:
(1) Notice of Excavation in the Right-of-Way.
A. A service provider or contractor shall provide the Director of Public Service with notice no later than forty-eight (48) hours after commencing any excavation, including installation of a pole, in the right-of- way.
B. A service provider or contractor shall notify the Ohio Utility Protection Service ("OUPS") in advance of any excavation of the right-of-way in accordance with Ohio law and OUPS regulations.
(2) Notice of Lane Obstruction or Closing of a Public Street.
A. For routine maintenance or work to be performed pursuant to a newly issued permit that requires a lane obstruction such that two vehicles may not pass in opposite directions, or requires closing a public street, the permittee shall provide the Director of Public Service and the Police Department to the extent reasonably practical, with twenty-four (24) hours advance notice prior to commencing such work, and shall maintain traffic in compliance with the ODOT Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices or other applicable ODOT regulations.
B. All police related expenses incurred by the City as a result of the lane obstruction shall be paid by the permittee.
(3) Notice of Extension of Above-Ground Facilities. For the relocation or replacement of more than one thousand (1000) lineal feet of a permittee's existing above-ground facilities in the right-of-way, the permittee shall provide the Director of Public Service with twenty-four (24) hours advance notice.
(4) Emergency Work; Commencement and Notice. In the event of the need for any unexpected repair or emergency work, a permittee may commence such emergency response work as required under the circumstances, provided that if the emergency work requires excavation of a right-of-way, lane obstruction or closing a public street, the permittee shall notify the Director of Public Service and the Police Department immediately after commencing such emergency work, but in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours of commencing such work, if advance notice is not practicable.
(Ord. 2019-55. Passed 6-3-19.)