(A) Each operator shall place an identifying sign at each point where a flow line or gas gathering line crosses any public street or road, and it shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to remove, destroy or deface any such sign.
(B) Each operator shall also place a warning sign at each point where a line carrying H2S gas crosses any public street or road, and it shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor to remove, destroy or deface any such sign.
(C) No operator shall make any excavation for any purposes, or construct any lines for conveyance of fuel, water or minerals on, under or through the streets and alleys of the city, without express permission of the City Manager, in writing, and then only in strict compliance with this chapter and any applicable city ordinance; provided, however, emergency repairs may be made without such permission when, in the good faith opinion of the operator, the delay required to obtain written permission would involve a hazard to person or property.
(D) The gathering lines and flow lines hereinafter installed in the corporate limits of the city, for the purpose of transporting oil, gas and/or water in conjunction with the operation of any well, tank or tank battery, injection or gathering system; are hereby limited to a maximum operating gauge pressure of 250 psi, unless otherwise specifically approved by the City Manager. The location of any such gathering lines and flow lines, if not specified in the permit, must be specifically approved by the City Manager.
(E) The pipeline shall be tested prior to being placed in service.
(F) The companies responsible for any and all pipelines now existent or hereinafter installed within the corporate limits are hereby required to furnish the city an as-built plot plan, showing the location of all their facilities for permanent record with the city.
(G) All pipelines within the corporate limits, designed or utilized to transport oil, gas or water in connection with the production and transportation of oil and/or gas or for repressurizing operations, shall hereafter be installed with the minimum of cover or backfill specified by the then applicable ASA code for such pipelines.
(H) The City Manager is authorized to approve a lesser cover or specify a greater cover or backfill in special cases when, in the opinion of the City Manager, such variation is advisable and/or will not increase the degree of hazard.
(I) The requirements for construction in the public right-of-way must conform to such city ordinances regulating such construction.
(J) The digging up, breaking, excavating, tunneling, undermining, breaking up, damaging of any street as herein defined, or leaving upon any street any earth or other material or obstruction, shall not be permitted unless such persons shall first have obtained written permission from the City Manager; provided, however, emergency repairs may be made without such permission when, in the good faith opinion of the operator, the delay required to obtain the written permission would involve a hazard to person or property.
('68 Code, § 19½-16) (Ord. 10-1987-55, passed 10-20-87; Am. Ord. 01-2007-07, passed 1-23-07) Penalty, see § 118.99